Egypt's newly elected 508-member parliament, the People's Assembly, met yesterday for the first time. Daily News Egypt reports that early in the session, which elected Freedom and Justice Party secretary general Saad Al-Katatny as speaker, controversy broke out over members who attempted to modify the constitutional oath administered to them. Salafi Al-Asala Party member, Mamdouth Ismail, and 15 other members added to the official oath calling for respect for the constitution and law, the phrase "as long as it does not contradict God's law." Some liberal members added to the oath saying they would serve the revolution's goals.
