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| Mohamed ElBaradei 'named as Egypt's interim prime minister' | |
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| Mohamed ElBaradei has been named as Egypt's interim prime minister by sources in the country's newly-installed government. | Mohamed ElBaradei has been named as Egypt's interim prime minister by sources in the country's newly-installed government. |
| The former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency will be sworn in on Saturday night to head the administration alongside the acting president, Adly Mansour, the Mena state news agency said. | The former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency will be sworn in on Saturday night to head the administration alongside the acting president, Adly Mansour, the Mena state news agency said. |
| ElBaradei, who leads the National Salvation Front, an alliance of liberal and leftwing parties, has been summoned to the presidential palace. | ElBaradei, who leads the National Salvation Front, an alliance of liberal and leftwing parties, has been summoned to the presidential palace. |
| His appointment comes three days after Mohamed Morsi was removed by the army. | His appointment comes three days after Mohamed Morsi was removed by the army. |
| ElBaradei, who has lived in the west for decades, had been widely tipped to take up the position following the ousting of Morsi. | ElBaradei, who has lived in the west for decades, had been widely tipped to take up the position following the ousting of Morsi. |
| He has played a key role in the background of the current turmoil, meeting General Abdel Fatah al-Sisi on Wednesday. | He has played a key role in the background of the current turmoil, meeting General Abdel Fatah al-Sisi on Wednesday. |
| "ElBaradei is our first choice," a source close to the army said earlier this week. | "ElBaradei is our first choice," a source close to the army said earlier this week. |
| "He's an international figure, popular with young people and believes in a democracy that would include all political forces. He is also popular among some Islamist groups." | "He's an international figure, popular with young people and believes in a democracy that would include all political forces. He is also popular among some Islamist groups." |
| ElBaradei, who won the Nobel peace prize for his work with the nuclear agency, has used his Twitter feed to renounce violence "of all forms". | ElBaradei, who won the Nobel peace prize for his work with the nuclear agency, has used his Twitter feed to renounce violence "of all forms". |
| However his appointment is unlikely to appease Islamists who have regarded him as too liberal and have resolved to stay on the streets until Morsi is returned to power. | However his appointment is unlikely to appease Islamists who have regarded him as too liberal and have resolved to stay on the streets until Morsi is returned to power. |
| ElBaradei, 71, has also defended the army's takeover and supported the temporary arrest of senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood. | ElBaradei, 71, has also defended the army's takeover and supported the temporary arrest of senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood. |
| In an interview with the BBC, he said: "It is not the army who took over, it is the army who acted on behalf of the people." | In an interview with the BBC, he said: "It is not the army who took over, it is the army who acted on behalf of the people." |
| ElBaradei has said the Muslim Brotherhood should be part of the political process but has supported the arrest of senior figures belonging to the movement, saying they had been "plotting". | ElBaradei has said the Muslim Brotherhood should be part of the political process but has supported the arrest of senior figures belonging to the movement, saying they had been "plotting". |
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