July 8, 2012 -- Updated 1837 GMT (0237 HKT) NEW: SCAF calls emergency meeting following Morsy's order Cairo (CNN) -- Egypt's newly elected president announced Sunday that he's overriding a military edict that dissolved the country's elected parliament and calling on lawmakers back into session in defiance of the generals. In a statement issued to CNN, parliament Speaker Mohamed Al Katatney said he welcomed the decision and that lawmakers would convene "within the coming hours." But it puts Morsy at odds with constitutional experts and Egypt's military, which assumed legislative power following a ruling by Egypt's highest court that threw out the vote. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces will hold an emergency meeting to discuss Morsy's decision "and its repercussions," Lt. Col. Mohamed Askar, a council spokesman, said Sunday. And Aly Hassan, a judicial consultant affiliated with the Justice Ministry, told CNN the order "will be met with objections from constitutional legal experts, and it may be the first test on the relations between Morsy and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces since Morsy took office." Photos: Egypt's historic elections Restoring parliament would take power away from generals who ran the country for more than 16 months after the 2011 revolution that ousted longtime strongman Hosni Mubarak. The Supreme Council asserted legislative authority in June, after Egypt's Constitutional Court ruled that a third of lawmakers had been illegally elected and invalidated the election. Egypt's new president moves into his offices June 25, 2012 -- Updated 0140 GMT (0940 HKT) The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi is Egypt's first Islamist head of state. What direction will he steer the country? June 24, 2012 -- Updated 1509 GMT (2309 HKT) CNN's Christiane Amanpour and Ben Wedeman comment on the significance of the Egyptian presidential election. June 25, 2012 -- Updated 0933 GMT (1733 HKT) The Muslim Brotherhood is a religious and political group founded on the belief that Islam is not simply a religion, but a way of life. Visit CNN Arabic for the latest news on developments in the Egyptian presidential elections, in Arabic. June 24, 2012 -- Updated 1634 GMT (0034 HKT) CNN's Dan Rivers speaks to a disappointed supporter of defeated Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafik. June 7, 2012 -- Updated 2333 GMT (0733 HKT) CNN's Ben Wedeman reports on a disillusioned, diminutive street fighter in the Egyptian revolution. June 6, 2012 -- Updated 1535 GMT (2335 HKT) In 2011 young Egyptians marched for charge. Now the nation's new leaders must tackle the nation's education.