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June 19, 2012

Muslim Brotherhood Calls for New Protests Against Egypt's Military Council 
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is calling for protests against the ruling
military council in the aftermath of weekend elections and new edicts
shoring up the council's control. The Brotherhood claims it won the
race, but the apparent victory was overshadowed after Egypt's military
rulers granted themselves new authority to limit the incoming
president's role. Ahmed Shafiq, who served as the last prime minister
under Hosni Mubarak and squared off against Muslim Brotherhood candidate
Mohamed Morsi, is still refusing to concede the race. On Monday, the
military council pledged to hand over power at the end of the month as
scheduled, but said it will continue to control the budget and other key
matters until a new parliament is elected.

 

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