{"id":1955,"date":"2014-02-24T11:59:44","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T11:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=1955"},"modified":"2014-02-24T11:59:44","modified_gmt":"2014-02-24T11:59:44","slug":"egypt-interim-government-resigns-unexpectedly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=1955","title":{"rendered":"Egypt interim government resigns unexpectedly"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The government’s resignation, announced by Hazem Beblawi, comes amid a series of strikes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Egypt’s interim Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi has unexpectedly announced the resignation of his government.<\/p>\n

He gave no reason in his televised address, but it comes amid a series of strikes, including one by public sector workers and rubbish collectors.<\/p>\n

The state-run newspaper al-Ahram said he had been asked to stay on as prime minister until a successor was named.<\/p>\n

He was appointed in July after the military overthrew President Mohammed Morsi following opposition protests.<\/p>\n

‘Difficult responsibility’<\/p>\n

In his address, Mr Beblawi acknowledged that Egypt had witnessed a sharp rise in strikes, but said no government in the world could have fulfilled all the demands of its people in such a short period of time.<\/p>\n

“The cabinet has over the past six or seven months shouldered a very difficult responsibility… in most cases the results were good,” he said.<\/p>\n

The goal, he added, was to take Egypt out of a “narrow tunnel” brought about by security, political and economic pressures.<\/p>\n

Mr Beblawi has been criticised in local media for his perceived indecisiveness and inability to deal with the country’s economic woes.<\/p>\n

Al-Ahram, citing unnamed sources, reported that he would be replaced by Housing Minister Ibrahim Mihlib.<\/p>\n

The sources also said the cabinet’s decision to submit its resignation to interim President Adly Mansour had been made after a 15-minute meeting on Monday that was attended by the armed forces chief and Defence Minister, Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi.<\/p>\n

The field marshal is widely expected to announce soon that he will step down from both posts and run for president.<\/p>\n

According to the new constitution approved in January, an election must take place by mid-April. Correspondents say Field Marshal Sisi would be likely to win, given his popularity and the lack of any serious rivals.<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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