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Egypt to hold presidential elections by end of year

RIA Novosti

19:55 30/03/2011 CAIRO, March 30 (RIA Novosti) - Egypt will hold presidential elections before the end of the year, Gen. Mamduh Shahin, a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, said on Wednesday.

Presidential elections should take place one to two months after a parliamentary vote, which is expected in September.

Earlier on Wednesday the council announced a constitutional declaration that will act as the country's main set of laws during a transitional period.

This interim constitution will be in effect until a new head of state and a new government is elected.

The Supreme Council repealed the old constitution on February 13, soon after President Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down by a popular uprising.



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