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| Mohamed Morsi sworn in as Egyptian president | Mohamed Morsi sworn in as Egyptian president |
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| Egypt's first democratically elected president promised to build a "new Egypt" as he was formally sworn in on Saturday. | Egypt's first democratically elected president promised to build a "new Egypt" as he was formally sworn in on Saturday. |
| Mohamed Morsi, the candidate for the Muslim Brotherhood, made his vows in front of the constitutional court rather than parliament, which has been partially dissolved by the army. He succeeds Hosni Mubarak, who was deposed more than a year ago as part of the Arab spring revolution. | Mohamed Morsi, the candidate for the Muslim Brotherhood, made his vows in front of the constitutional court rather than parliament, which has been partially dissolved by the army. He succeeds Hosni Mubarak, who was deposed more than a year ago as part of the Arab spring revolution. |
| Morsi is Egypt's fifth head of state since the overthrow of the monarchy some 60 years ago. | Morsi is Egypt's fifth head of state since the overthrow of the monarchy some 60 years ago. |
| "We aspire to a better tomorrow, a new Egypt and a second republic," Morsi told the judges of the court during a solemn ceremony shown live on state television. | "We aspire to a better tomorrow, a new Egypt and a second republic," Morsi told the judges of the court during a solemn ceremony shown live on state television. |
| "Today, the Egyptian people laid the foundation of a new life of absolute freedom, a genuine democracy and stability," said Morsi, a 60-year-old US-trained engineer. | "Today, the Egyptian people laid the foundation of a new life of absolute freedom, a genuine democracy and stability," said Morsi, a 60-year-old US-trained engineer. |
| Morsi took a symbolic oath on Friday in Tahrir Square, birthplace of the uprising that ended Mubarak's authoritarian rule, and vowed to reclaim presidential powers stripped from his office by the military council that took over from the ousted leader. | Morsi took a symbolic oath on Friday in Tahrir Square, birthplace of the uprising that ended Mubarak's authoritarian rule, and vowed to reclaim presidential powers stripped from his office by the military council that took over from the ousted leader. |
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