Ganzouri to become Egypt's prime minister, military says

CNN.com ^ | 11/24/11 | CNN Wire Staff

[ColdOne]

Cairo (CNN) -- Kamal Ganzouri has agreed to become Egypt's prime minister and will form a new government, an Egyptian army spokesman said Thursday.

This development -- announced by Lt. Col. Amr Imam -- comes days after former Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and his government quit en masse, and just days before Monday's parliamentary elections, which Egypt's military rulers vowed Thursday will go on despite ongoing violence and unrest.

Ganzouri, who was Egypt's prime minister between 1996 and 1999 under President Hosni Mubarak, could not be reached to confirm his appointment.

He met Thursday with Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, field marshal of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and Egypt's dominant force since Mubarak's ouster in February, according to the state-run MENA news agency.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Garbage out, garbage in. Some “arab spring”.

[little jeremiah]

How much of a radical Islamist is he, I wonder. I guess I’ll go read the article...maybe it says.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks ColdOne.

• Egyptian court orders release of 3 U.S. students [retards]
• Egyptian Presidential Candidate Tawfiq Okasha: Only 60% of the Jews Are Evil
• U.S. college students arrested in Egypt freed (Muslim brotherhood frees Obama Youth..)
• The Future of Egypt
• The Future of Egypt

[Cronos]

i read this as “Gonzo becomes new Egyptian president”

[SunkenCiv]

:’)