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                   El-Sissi Inaugurated as Egypt's President

   by VOA News

   Former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has been sworn in as
   Egypt's new president, little more than a week after winning a
   landslide victory that was never in doubt.
   The ceremony took place Sunday at the Supreme Constitutional Court in
   Cairo.
   Sissi comes to power nearly a year after he and the army toppled the
   previous president, Islamist Mohamed Morsi. Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood
   boycotted this election and has been subject to a crackdown by the
   military-installed government.  Sissi has said the Brotherhood has no
   future in Egypt.
   The new president faces considerable challenges, including ongoing
   violence and a shattered economy.
   Many opponents to Sissi have expressed fears the country will return to
   autocratic rule, like that of former president Hosni Mubarak.  Sissi
   headed military intelligence under Mr. Mubarak, and was appointed army
   chief and defense minister by Mr. Morsi two years ago.
   Sissi is the fifth Egyptian president to come from the military.
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