CAIRO, March 12 (UPI) -- The Egyptian government of Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri should disband for the sake of national sovereignty, members of Parliament said.
A majority of the members in the Egyptian People's Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, voted in favor of having a no-confidence vote for Ganzouri's government.
"This government should leave office and we want new legislation aimed at strengthening the sovereignty of the judiciary vis-a-vis civil society organizations," Saad el-Hussein, a lawmaker from the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, was quoted by Egyptian news agency al-Ahram as saying.
Six Americans were charged in Egypt in connection with the alleged illegal activity of pro-democracy groups in the country. Relations between Cairo and Washington have been tested since the country's revolution last year.
The United States threatened to cut off aid to Egypt in light of the pro-democracy cases. Egypt's lower house said it was considering whether or not to permit the assistance to continue.
Egypt's Constitution gives the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces ultimate authority over the current government. The first post-revolution presidential election in Egypt is scheduled for May 23-24.
