CAIRO - EGYPT'S new military regime dismantled ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak's former regime on Sunday, dissolving parliament, suspending the constitution and promising a referendum on political reform.
While the civilian cabinet met for the first time since Mr Mubarak's downfall, the generals made it clear where authority now lies, issuing a proclamation setting a six-month timetable to prepare democratic elections.
The latest moves spelled the end of the political system that underpinned Mr Mubarak's 30-year rule which ended on Friday when he was driven from power after an 18-day pro-democracy uprising.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces' 'communique number five' said it would 'run the affairs of the country on a temporary basis for six months or until the end of parliamentary and presidential elections.'
The communique - read on state television - said the military would form a panel to rewrite the constitution, which effectively locked down power for Mr Mubarak's National Democratic Party (NDP), and submit it to a referendum.
The dissolved legislative body was seen as illegitimate following elections last year that were marred by widespread allegations of fraud and gave the NDP an overwhelming majority. -- AFP
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