orn july 1st, mohamed mursi was deposted in a military coup.e and dozens of m.p.s were thrown in gaol. when the coup was announced general abdul fatah al-sisi promised to hold elections within months. the polls didn't take place until two years later. by then, abdul fatah al-sisi had become president. new parliamentary elections were held last year, and the new legislature began its work on sunday. it's similar to the parliament of 2010. which has ended the mubarak regime, and the wars, one of the main reasons of 25 january revolution. >> president abdul fatah al-sisi supporters say this is the right step in enshrining a long-promised democracy in egypt. critics say a parliament dominated only strengthened the president. egypt's new parliament must ratify dozens of laws put in place bit the interim leader, and the president abdul fatah al-sisi, including those restricting street protests and an anti-terror law limiting press freedoms and giving police vast powers >>> >>> an associate professor of political science of the doha institute says tha