Egypt Panel Definitively Bars Top Three Presidential Candidates

(AP-Washington Post) Egypt's election commission rejected the appeals of three main contenders for president Tuesday, Mubarak-era strongman Omar Suleiman, Muslim Brotherhood chief strategist Khairat el-Shater and ultraconservative Islamist Hazem Abu Ismail. With the three out, the top contenders in the race are seen to be former foreign minister Amr Moussa, moderate Islamist Abdel-Moneim Abolfotoh and the Brotherhood's backup candidate, Mohammed Morsi.


2012-04-18 00:00:00

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