Egyptian demonstrators are preparing for a "million-man march" in a bid to keep up pressure on the ruling military.

Egyptian demonstrators are preparing for a "million-man march" in a bid to keep up pressure on the ruling military.

in the shadow of a fragile truce between protesters and security forces in the capital, activists are to demand the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) transfer power to a civilian government following Friday prayers in central Cairo and other cities.

The demonstrators are demanding the postponement of parliamentary elections due to start on Monday.
Thousands of protesters were already camped out in Tahrir Square before dawn on Friday morning, despite chilly temperatures and a blanket of dense fog.

Earlier on Thursday, the SCAF tasked former Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri with forming a new cabinet.
Ganzouri, who headed the government from 1996 to 1999 under the deposed president, Hosni Mubarak, agreed in principle to lead a national government.

After the mass uprising earlier this year, Ganzouri distanced himself from Mubarak in a television interview, prompting several activists to recommend him as a future presidential candidate.

The previous military-appointed civilian cabinet resigned earlier this week in the wake of violent protests in Cairo and other cities.