BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Egypt's election committee has scrapped the dates it had set for a parliamentary vote. The decision comes after an Egyptian court ordered the cancellation of President Mohamed Morsi’s decree calling the vote. Elections had been due to be held in four stages from April the 22nd until late June.

But on Wednesday, the country’s Administrative Court decided to rule against the president on technical grounds. It said Egypt’s upper house of parliament had not returned the amended electoral law to the Supreme Constitutional Court for final review before passing it.

A statement issued by Morsi’s office said the presidency respected the court’s decision.

(Source: CNTV.cn)