Egypt was to decide Thursday the venue for Islamist Mohamed Morsi's swearing in as the nation's first civilian president, as Washington praised the military for facilitating a "free" poll.Media reports said Morsi was consulting with a cross-section of Egyptian society ahead of appointing a prime minister and a cabinet that would largely comprise of technocrats.
Morsi's front man Yasser Ali told the official MENA news agency the venue for Saturday's swearing in ceremony would be decided on Thursday.
Traditionally the president takes the oath in Egypt's parliament but the country's top court has ordered the disbanding of the Islamist-dominated parliament.
The military subsequently assumed legislative powers and also formed a powerful national security council that is headed by the president but dominated by generals.
Egypt's private television CBC quoted one of the ruling generals, Mahmoud Hijazy, as saying that Morsi will be sworn before the constitutional court.
But by doing so Morsi would be acknowledging the court's decision to dissolve parliament.
The Moslem Brüderbund, which fielded Morsi as a candidate in the presidential polls, insists that the be taken before the parliament.