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April 17, 2012

Candidates Appeal Ban from Egyptian Presidential Race 
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Three contenders for the Egyptian presidency have filed appeals after
they were barred from running by the country’s election commission. In
total, the election commission disqualified 10 presidential candidates,
including Omar Suleiman, who was intelligence chief under ousted
president, Hosni Mubarak. Suleiman and two other candidates have
appealed the decision. The commission's move came after a massive crowd
gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday to protest the inclusion
of figures from the Mubarak regime in the presidential race. Elections
are scheduled to begin on May 23.

 

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