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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 04:29 AM Jun 2014

Former Army Chief El-Sissi Sworn In As Egypt's New President

Source: Deutsche Welle

The former head of the army, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has been sworn in as Egyptian president in a ceremony in Cairo. He has pledged to restore stability, but opponents fear a return to autocratic rule.

Deutsche Welle-5 minutes ago

El-Sissi's inauguration took place at the Supreme Constitutional Court in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, in a ceremony attended by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, royal representatives from several Arab countries and African leaders, among others.

The swearing-in confirms the 59-year-old el-Sissi in the position of head of state that he has held de facto for nearly a year after toppling President Mohammed Morsi.

El-Sissi won a landslide victory in May 26-28 presidential elections, receiving 96.9 percent of the vote. His only rival, leftist leader Hamdeen Sabbahi, managed to glean just three percent.

He replaces interim President Adly Mansour, with whom he is to sign a document on the transfer of power, according to a statement from the presidency.

Read more: http://www.dw.de/former-army-chief-el-sissi-sworn-in-as-egypts-new-president/a-17691842

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Former Army Chief El-Sissi Sworn In As Egypt's New President (Original Post) Purveyor Jun 2014 OP
he did better than Assad who only got about 88 percent of the vote JI7 Jun 2014 #1
Junta complete. joshcryer Jun 2014 #2
Hope he crushes the jihadi/sharia brotherhood. cosmicone Jun 2014 #3
The Egyptians had their chance and blew it. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2014 #4
 

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)
3. Hope he crushes the jihadi/sharia brotherhood.
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 10:13 AM
Jun 2014

It will also be hilarious if he changed his name to Mubaraq II or better still, Ptolemy XVI

 

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)
4. The Egyptians had their chance and blew it.
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 02:28 PM
Jun 2014

They begged the army to overthrow their first elected president. And now the Mubarek deep state is back firmly in control, absent Mubarek.

Long live pharaoh!

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