Egypt's parliament sets agenda ahead of polls

As Egypt struggles to set up a new political system, a new body has assumed law making powers.

The upper house of parliament, the shura council, has taken over from President Morsi, until Egypt's next elections in February.

Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reports from Cairo.

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[tejaspics]

LOL...what a joke!

[jennyfrky]

Why are the BBC and CNN, western controlled television stations so in favor of Morsi?

[Mark Gabriel]

Morsi might have to do the same thing that his proceeders did which is to take a full power then get rid of the Muslim brotherhood and put them back in jail... or face another revolution!!!

[kurtilein3]

Not yet. It will be more clear in 1 or 2 years i think, there still are significant steps ahead.

[1988scottcarey]

The scary thing is that egypt has m16's and abram's tanks in the thousands thanks to the united states arming their man mubarak for decades, who knows what kinda weaponary and modifications the egyptians did. Now we have an Islamic Government like Iran in egypt!

[Walt P]

Morsi is still the Pharaoh. Didn't the Brotherhood promise not to run a candidate? Wake up, it is lies and deception, which is common in the Middle East. But think of this! The Religion of Islam encourages lies and deception, right? Do these people who stole power still call themselves Muslims? For sure! So Islam is not a religion of truth, but lies and deception. All the Arab springs are the same. More radical ancient pagan religion and laws. Wake up Muslims.This is Satan, not God.