Kamal el Ganzouri Live Blog

15 weeks 8 hours ago - Egypt

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has called on the ruling generals to sack the military-appointed government, saying it has failed to manage the deteriorating security and economic situation in the country.

The Brotherhood controls nearly 50 per cent of the seats in the new parliament, by far the single largest bloc to emerge from Egypt's first free and fair elections in decades.

Mahmoud Ghozlan, Brotherhood spokesman, said the military should appoint a Brotherhood representative as prime minister, who would then form a new government.

The calls for sacking the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri, comes after deadly soccer riot that sparked days of clashes between protesters and the police.

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24 weeks 1 day ago - Egypt

Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros reports on the latest developments in Egypt:

SherineT#SCAF issues decree giving new PM Ganzouri 'presidential powers' except in areas to do with the military or judiciary #egyptWed Dec 07 12:52:37

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24 weeks 2 days ago - Egypt

Egypt's new prime minister, Kamal el-Ganzouri, has addressed the country in a televised broadcast in which he said a new interior minister would be announced on Wednesday when he appears to take the oath of office.

In the address, Ganzouri also said:

- I call on all political parties, blocs and spectrum and people of all affiliations to stand united. 

- The political chart is sketched, we must join hands to build the economy.

- The government cannot perform or produce without dovetailing all efforts of the whole nations, regardless of the outcomes of elections or the past events.

- As an Egyptian citizen, I request one and all to stand united for the best interest of the country.

- You may notice that the newly formed govt does not include young ministers.

- Egyptian society must see proof the government is working for them.

- I considered many of the laws enacted by the former government. Social Security & Welfare Law and the Real Property Law previously enacted are to be reconsidered.

- Restoring security is a linchpin to resuming any investments, economic or tourism activities in Egypt.

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24 weeks 2 days ago - Egypt

Egypt's new prime minister said on Tuesday the ruling army would grant him some presidential powers, the Reuters news agency reports, citing Egypt's state news agency, after politicians and protesters accused the military of failing to give the former cabinet enough control over policy.

Kamal el-Ganzouri, who has been forming a "government of national salvation", said the army would issue a decree "within hours" to amend the interim constitution so that the prime minister held "presidential powers except those concerning the judiciary and armed forces". 

Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros in Cairo said state television has been reporting that the decree is to come "within hours" since Monday evening, but Egyptians are still waiting to hear the final line up of the new government.

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24 weeks 3 days ago - Egypt

Egypt's official news agency, MENA, says PM designate Kamal el-Ganzouri will announce his new cabinet on Wednesday.

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24 weeks 6 days ago - Egypt
Kamal el-Ganzouri, Egypt's new prime minister, has started to name his cabinet, retaining several ministers from the  previous government including the foreign affairs chief, a report said.

Ganzouri, 78, was appointed on November 25 after days of deadly protests that pushed out the previous caretaker government of Essam Sharaf, who was perceived as weak in the face of the country's ruling military council.

A dozen ministers from Sharaf's cabinet will retain their portfolios, including Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr and Information Minister Osama Heikal, the official MENA news agency reported.

The final cabinet is to be announced on Saturday, according to state television.

Last week, tens of thousands of protesters had taken to the street to demand the ouster of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), and to reject the new premier's appointment.

Ganzouri, who was named prime minister two days before the first round of voting in landmark parliamentary elections, insisted that he has been given full powers by the military council.

On Monday and Tuesday, Egyptians in one third of the country's 27 provinces voted in the first parliamentary elections since president Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February.
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25 weeks 7 hours ago - Egypt

Kamal el-Ganzouri, Egypt's prime minister delegate, addressed the nation in a pre-recorded statement aired on state television.

In the address, delivered on the eve of a planned mass rally in Tahrir Square, he said:

- I've met with different groups, including youth.  Some ministers will stay from the old cabinet, others will go.

- I met with six possible candidates, but no final decisions

- Will continue consultations on Friday and hopefully form a cabinet maybe by Saturday

- Main priority of the new cabinet is restoring security on the streets
- This post is a heavy burden, it's actually "suicidal" 

- The new cabinet will have at least two women and three young members

He also reiterated that the parliament does not form the government, the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces does.

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25 weeks 6 days ago - Egypt
Kamal el-Ganzouri, the newly designated Egyptian prime minister, says the military has given him greater powers than his predecessor. 

Ganzouri said that military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi has no intention of staying in power and he would not have accepted the job if that was the case.

In a televised news conference, the 78-year-old prime minister looked uncomfortable, grasping for words and repeatedly pausing.

He says he won't be able to form a government before parliamentary elections start on Monday. 
Tags Elections, Kamal el Ganzouri, SCAF
25 weeks 6 days ago - Egypt

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Former Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri accepted a request from the ruling generals to form a new government, a decision that gave rise to mixed reactions from protesters gathered at Cairo's Tahrir square on Friday.

The ruling army council named Ganzouri, 78, who served as prime minister under Hosni Mubarak from 1996 to 1999, to head a national salvation government. 

Prime Minister Essam Sharaf's cabinet resigned this week amid the protests.

However Ganzouri's record serving under Mubarak could stir opposition from those demanding a clean break with the past.

Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros has been among the crowds in Tahrir Square to get reactions to the appointment of Ganzouri:

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