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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.