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Mohamed ElBaradei's appointment as Egypt's interim PM thrown into doubt | |
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Egypt's presidential office has not appointed Mohamed ElBaradei as interim prime minister despite an earlier announcement that he would be sworn in on Saturday night. | |
The former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency had been widely expected to take up his post three days after the ousting of president Mohamed Morsi. | |
Speculation had been rife for several days that ElBaradei would head the transitional government alongside the acting president, Adly Mansour. | |
But the presidential office backed away from an earlier announcement that the pro-reform leader would be installed. | |
Ahmed el-Musilamani, a spokesman for Mansour, told the media that consultations were continuing, denying that the appointment of the Nobel Peace laureate was ever certain. | |
However, reporters gathered at the presidential palace were ushered into a room where they were told by officials to wait for the president who would arrive shortly to announce ElBaradei's appointment. | |
A senior opposition official, Munir Fakhry Abdelnur, said that the reversal was because the ultra-conservative Salafi al-Nour party objected to the appointment and mediation was underway. | |
ElBaradei, who leads the National Salvation Front, an alliance of liberal and leftwing parties, had been expected to be formally sworn in at the presidential palace. | |
The politican, 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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