Cracks Emerge as Egyptians Seek Premier -- New York Times
CAIRO — Egypt’s new leaders struggled to put together a new government on Saturday, with disagreements over who should be the interim prime minister spilling out into public view and showcasing the divisions among those who had endorsed the overthrow of the country’s first democratically elected president.
State news media initially reported that Mohamed ElBaradei, the Nobel Prize-winning diplomat and a vocal critic of Egypt’s last three leaders, had been chosen as prime minister, a move that would have given the generals who ousted President Mohamed Morsi a head of government likely to appeal to the country’s liberals and to the West.
But within hours, the fissures that had vexed Mr. Morsi’s rule re-emerged to undo the reported decision. The ultraconservative party Al Nour, the one Islamic faction that had backed the military takeover, said it would refuse to work with Mr. ElBaradei because of his liberal views. Around midnight, after hours of contradictory news coverage, the new interim president then backed away from the earlier reports that Mr. ElBaradei had been offered the job.
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Update #1: Renewed clashes feared amid dispute over Egyptian prime minister -- Washington Post
Update #2: Source reveals deliberations over filling Egypt's prime minister post -- Ahram Online
My Comment: I am sure that they will find someone .... but as to solving Egypt's problems and it's deep political divisions .... now that is another story.
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