Following the twin attack that had targeted two churches in Egypt during the celebrations of Palm Sunday, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi announced the state of emergency for three months all across Egypt. The decision was approved by the cabinet and will go into effect starting Monday. The state of emergency has been imposed in North Sinai since October 2014 by a presidential decree. However, it is the first time that this state will be imposed all across Egypt since the approval of 2014 constitution. How does the president implement the state of emergency? According to article 154 of the 2014 constitution, the state of emergency is to be announced after consulting with the cabinet. Then, the decision should be reviewed by the parliament in no more than seven days after its approval by the cabinet. Any decisions to be taken by the executive authority prior to the parliament’s session will have to be approved by the parliament as well. All these decisions will be futile in case the parliament rejected the state of emergency. During the three-month state of emergency, the Parliament cannot be dissolved. Why is it different this time?…
