Egyptian presidential elections may be postponed

RIA Novosti
March 27, 2011

Editor’s note: So much for democracy.

Presidential elections in Egypt may be postponed until mid 2012, Al Masry Al Youm newspaper reported Sunday.

Egyptian ex-president Hosni Mubarak, 82, stepped down on February 11 after two weeks of protests against his 30-year rule. The protests left more than 360 people dead and about 5,500 injured. New presidential elections are expected to be held in the end of 2011.

The military Supreme Council, which is temporarily running the country, may postpone the elections, the paper said.

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This article was posted: Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 6:34 am

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