Egypt's military will have final say on country's new constitution

Scaf generals say they will have final approval over new political system, whatever the outcome of the election

A soldier stands guard as election officials load ballot boxes after the polls closed, in Cairo.

Egypt's ruling generals have put themselves on a collision course with the country's new parliament after declaring that MPs will not have the final say over the drafting of a fresh constitution.

The revelation is likely to escalate tensions once again between the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf) and an increasingly confident Muslim Brotherhood, which looks set to dominate the new assembly once voting is completed and parliament opens for business, in March.

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