Benha, Egypt News

Last Wednesday, a provincial court in the town of Benha ruled to suspend the elections following alleged administrative errors.

A low-level administrative court ruled Wednesday in favor of a lawsuit calling for Egypt's presidential election to be suspended, a decision that is likely to be overturned, a judicial official and a lawyer said.

The decision, reported by the state news agency, means the vote will go ahead as planned, with the first round on May 23-24. Earlier this week, a lower court in the Nile delta town of Benha ruled for the election's suspension over alleged administrative errors.

Egypt: A low-level administrative court in Benha, Egypt, ruled on 9 May that Egypt must suspend the 23 May presidential elections because he found that the Supreme Elections Commission overstepped its mandate and that only the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces is authorized to call elections.

A low-level administrative court ruled Wednesday in favor of a lawsuit calling for Egypt's presidential election to be suspended, a decision that is likely to be overturned, a judicial official and a lawyer said.