Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Egypt Has A New Interim Prime Minister And Vice-President

Egypt's interim President Adli Mansour (R) meets with Egypt's former Finance Minister Hazem el-Beblawi at El-Thadiya presidential palace in Cairo July 9, 2013 (Photo: Reuters)

Egypt’s Leaders Select Premier And Plan For Quick Elections -- New York Times

CAIRO — Egypt’s military-led interim government laid out an accelerated six-month timetable on Tuesday for a return to civilian democracy, and chose a liberal economist as temporary prime minister, part of an intensified effort to assure Egyptians and the world about its intentions in the aftermath of the mass killing of more than 50 Islamist protesters.

But the Muslim Brotherhood and its Islamist allies rejected the timetable, calling any effort by the interim government illegitimate because of the military’s ouster last week of Mohamed Morsi, the Islamist president, who remains under arrest. A top Muslim Brotherhood official, Essam el-Erian, said such a timetable would take Egypt “back to zero.”

The Brotherhood also denounced the appointment of a new prime minister, Hazem el-Beblawy, a prominent economic consultant who had supported the 2011 revolution that ousted the old authoritarian government of Hosni Mubarak.

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More News On Egypt's Interim President Selecting A New Vice President And Prime Minister

Egypt’s interim president names new prime minister, vice president -- Washington Post
New Egyptian Prime Minister Named -- Wall Street Journal
Liberal economist new Egypt PM: state media -- FOX News/AFP
Egypt names new prime minister -- USA Today/AP
Egypt's Interim President Selects Caretaker PM -- Voice of America
Egypt Picks Former Finance Minister El-Beblawi as Premier -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Egypt names former minister as interim PM -- Al Jazeera
UPDATED: Liberal economist Hazem El-Beblawi appointed new Egyptian PM -- Ahram Online
Egypt names new prime minister after coup: Who is Hazem Beblawi? -- L.A. Times

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