CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt, battered by political turmoil and an economic crisis that has sent the local currency tumbling, will hold a parliamentary election in April, officials said on Wednesday.
Under Egypt's new constitution approved by a referendum last month, President Mohamed Mursi must set an election date within 60 days of when he signed the document into law on December 26.
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