#Egypt lifts ban on Mubarak party officials from running for Parliament
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An Egyptian court on Monday overturned a ruling that had banned senior members of ousted dictator #Hosni_Mubarak's party from contesting upcoming parliamentary elections, a judicial source said. Although dissolved in 2011, shortly after Mubarak’s overthrow in a popular uprising, some former #National_Democratic_Party members are now expected to do well in the upcoming elections expected in the autumn. The appeals court on Monday did not immediately provide reasons for overturning the May ruling, but another court had in the past ruled such bans to be unconstitutional. read more