Following the State Council’s controversial decision to nominate only the first vice-premier of the State Council, Yehia Dakroury, to head the council, only two scenarios are left for the presidency, according to legal experts. During the State Council general assembly on Saturday, it only listed one candidate to head the council, instead of selecting three, as stipulated in the new amendment for the Judicial Authority Law. The president currently has two options: either accept the State Council’s decision or choose another one of the seven most senior judges in the council, prominent lawyer Essam El-Eslamboly told Daily News Egypt. Eslam Tawfik, a judge in the State Council, denied claims that the State Council violated the amendment, telling to Daily News Egypt that the situation aligns with the Constitution. When asked if the president selected another candidate and not Dakroury, he said that the council will respond to the president’s final decision.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 14, 2017 16:07 UTC