Egypt parties end deadlock over constitutional panel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18360403
"Political parties in Egypt have agreed on how to select the panel that will write the country's new constitution, ending weeks of deadlock.
The deal was reached after talks between representatives of 22 political parties and military ruler Hussein Tantawi, officials said.
Panel members from the parliament are expected to be elected next week......"
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".........According to delegates cited by AFP news agency, 39 seats will be allocated to representatives of parties in the lower house of parliament, which is dominated by Islamist parties.
Six members will be given to judges, while nine will go to experts in law, with one seat each for the armed forces, police and the justice ministry.
Thirteen seats will be given to unions, while 21 public figures chosen at a meeting on Tuesday will also be appointed.
The Cairo-based Sunni authority Al-Azhar will be given five seats and Christian churches will get four, delegates added.
The talks also concluded that any decision by the panel must be endorsed by 67% of members................"
67%? We'll know how it will go when the panel is selected.
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