An Egyptian foreign ministry official said that parliamentary elections are to be hold in February or March, two months after the country votes on a new constitution.

An Egyptian foreign ministry official said that parliamentary elections are to be hold in February or March, two months after the country votes on a new constitution.

The official said the schedule, in line with a timetable set out by the country's interim president, was on track.

Preparations for presidential elections will start within two months after the end of the legislative vote, he told AFP.

"The target date for the referendum is before the end of December, and parliamentary elections two months later. It would be in February or the beginning of March," the diplomat said.

The parliamentary vote may take place over weeks or even two months, depending on whether the upper house will remain in the amended constitution.

The roadmap for elections was adopted by the interim government shortly after the military overthrew president Mohammad Mursi in July and suspended the constitution.