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Press TV
Egypt's biggest political party has accused the country's ruling generals of undercutting the authority of the representatives elected by the people.

On Thursday, the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) spokesman Mahmoud Ghozlan said, "The military council is determined to turn against the will of the people," the Associated Press reported.

The ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) took over after the ouster of the former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak in a popular revolution in February. The junta has been the subject of raucous protests in the country for its refusing to live up to its promise of handing the power over to a civilian government, with the people protesting that they had to 'reclaim' the revolution.

The Brotherhood (47 percent) and Al-Nour, another Islamic party, (21 percent) secured about 68 percent of the seats in the first round of the parliamentary elections, which were held last week.

There are still two more rounds of vote, which are due next month, but they are unlikely to force dramatic changes in the outcome.

Instead of trusting the emerging parliament to write the constitution, the military rulers have appointed a new constitutional supervision council to create the draft.

Ghozlan also said that the MB would not be part of the new council since it would rob the parliament of its authority. Accordingly, the party stayed away from a meeting meant to establish the council's panel.