CAIRO - Egypt’s Parliament will meet Tuesday to elect a 100-member panel that will draft the country’s new constitution, after political groups overcame an impasse that clouded the push for democracy before a presidential runoff.

The breakthrough, announced Thursday by Wafd Party head Sayed el-Badawi, offered a last-minute respite to the political groups after Egypt’s ruling military council gave them 48 hours to reach an accord on June 5. The ruling generals said at the time that they would act unilaterally if the groups failed to agree on the framework of the committee.