"The Military Council is totally ready to hand over power immediately and return to its original job protecting the people, if the people want that in a referendum, " Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the head of the usually secretive SupremeCouncilof the Armed Forces, said on state television.
Shia, such as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Stateof Law coalition, the Islamic SupremeCouncil led by cleric Ammar al-Hakim and the Sadrist Movement led by radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr.
The CouncilofState ruled on Tuesday that her election by the Supreme Court was invalid because there were not enough judges present when the vote took place.