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Egypt's administrative court on Wednesday ordered the cancellation of controversial parliamentary elections scheduled for April 22 and referred the matter to a constitutional court for review. The decision further snarls the political crisis in Egypt. Under Morsi's decree last month, lower house elections were to be held on April 22. However, the opposition National Salvation Front (NSF) said it would boycott the election and demanded a new election law. The NSF said it will create a satellite TV channel to spread the election protest all around the country. On February 18, the Supreme Constitutional Court rejected the Senate’s election law as “unconstitutional”. Three days later, the Senate passed some changes recommended by the Supreme Constitutional Court and President Morsi signed it into law. The new law prohibits members of the National Assembly from changing their party after being elected and former members of the dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP) from participating in politics for 10 years. The new law also reserves one third of National Assembly seats for independent candidates.