Cairo ( CNN ) -- Streets in Egypt 's capital remained tense Sunday a day ahead of elections . As protesters packed Cairo 's Tahrir Square , the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued warning of `` dire consequences '' if the nation 's political crisis continues , state-run Al-Masriya TV reported . Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi said parliamentary elections would go ahead as planned Monday , and that he would not allow the military `` to be pressured by any individual or entity , '' state media reported . Meanwhile , a member of an alliance of demonstrators told Al-Masriya that a new proposed government would be announced later Sunday after meetings with Mohammed ElBaradei , a 2005 Nobel Peace Prize winner who is frontrunner for Egypt 's presidency . `` We will ask the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to form a new government . We do n't want to take the country into the unknown but ( the council ) must listen to our demands and our call to form a new government and cede power to a civilian transitional council , '' Mohammed Mamdouh , a member of the alliance of revolutionaries in Tahrir , told Al-Masriya . Newly-appointed Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri was appointed last week by Egypt 's military rulers after former Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and his government quit en masse . Ganzouri , who served as prime minister under President Hosni Mubarak , said he had asked for time to form a cabinet `` that will be accepted by everyone . '' He told reporters last week that a new government could not be formed before Monday 's parliamentary elections . Ganzouri , who was Egypt 's prime minister from 1996 to 1999 , is to remain as prime minister until at least January 10 , when results of the parliamentary elections are finalized , said Aly Hassan , a judicial consultant . After that , Parliament would have to back Ganzouri for him to retain the position . Mamdouh said Sunday Ganzouri was the wrong man to lead the nation . `` Gazouri 's government was born dead , and he does n't have any legitimacy on the Egyptian street , '' he told Al-Masriya . At least 42 people have been killed in recent demonstrations in Egypt , including at least 33 in Cairo . An additional 3,250 have been wounded , the Ministry of Health 's Dr. Hisham Shiha said . He said many of the casualties had been shot by `` live ammunition , rubber bullets and birdshot . '' Egypt 's military leaders apologized Thursday for the deaths of protesters , vowing to prosecute offenders and pay the medical bills of the wounded . The violence came as the country remains divided over the ruling military body and news that Ganzouri had regained his old role . The high military council decided Friday to extend voting to two days for each stage of the parliamentary elections , scheduled to begin Monday , according to state-run Egypt TV . Ballot boxes will be locked at 7 p.m. Monday and new boxes will be used on Tuesday , Ahmed Al Zind , head of Judicial Club , told reporters Saturday . `` The ballot box for the judge is like a part of his body , '' Al Zind said . `` Even though police and army will secure ballots , the judge is responsible. `` In all , 4,765 judges will monitor the three rounds of elections and report any violations to the Higher Committee of the Election Commission , he said . The elections will also be observed by a delegation from the International Republican Institute as well as a U.S. congressional delegation `` to identify and evaluate strengths and weaknesses in Egypt 's election system , including campaign regulations , the balloting process , vote tabulation and reporting , '' the institute said Friday . CNN 's Saad Abedine contributed to this report .
The head of Egypt 's military warns of `` dire consequences '' if a political crisis continues . A member of a demonstrators ' alliance says the group will announce a new government . Egypt is divided over the ruling military body and the newly appointed prime minister . Egypt 's parliamentary elections are set to begin Monday .