The newly sworn-in first civilian president of Egypt is at cross roads with Military council after the new leader ordered parliament to resume against court decision that had suspended it last month.
The order by President Mohammed Morsy has pushed his leadership into a conflict with the military council which has said the decision to dissolve the country’s parliament must be upheld.
The military closed parliament last month after a court ruling. Its latest intervention is seen by some as a challenge and warning to the president, sworn in barely a week ago.
On President Morsy’s orders, the speaker has convened a meeting of parliament on Tuesday.
Crowds were gathering in Tahrir Square ahead of the meeting called for 10:00 (08:00 GMT), in defiance of the military’s decision.
The Muslim Brotherhood – which has the biggest bloc of seats in parliament – said it would participate on Tuesday “in a million-man march in support of the president’s decision and reinstating parliament”.
The military council said it was confident “all state institutions” would respect the law and constitution.
Analysts say the political truce in Egypt appears over.
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