ElBaradei to become Egyptian PM

[Poll_Blind]

Source: BBC

Leading liberal Egyptian politician Mohamed ElBaradei is to be named prime minister, the BBC understands.

Mena state news agency says he is meeting interim President Adly Mahmud Mansour, three days after the army removed Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi amid growing nationwide unrest.

The move in turn triggered violent unrest by Morsi supporters on Friday.

Mr ElBaradei, a former head of the UN nuclear watchdog, leads an alliance of liberal and left-wing parties.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23214310

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Ho-ley shit. You could knock me over with a feather right now if this is true.

From 1/28/2011: Who is this man and why is his presence in Egypt scaring the shit out of the U.S. and Israel?



PB

[Comrade Grumpy]

1. The liberal democrat takes a job with the coup-makers.

[MADem]

2. He is a brilliant choice because he has standing with the international community.

He's also a good guy, a fair person. And the only people I think he might "scare" are Republicans like farty old McCain.

CNN has reported it as a done deal. Keep in mind, his job is to right a shattered economy, to put Egypt back on a path to stability, and then throw open the door for elections down the line. That said, he's a brilliant choice--if anyone can do it, he can.

[Comrade Grumpy]

5. With actual Egyptians, though, meh, not so much.

Although he does give good interview on CNN.

[MADem]

7. That's fine and dandy, though--he's the INTERIM PM, not the permanent one.

He can put structures in place to mend the economy, bring international confidence back (tourism has been in the shitter since MB took over--who wants to go to Egypt to have the women in your family harassed and threatened with rape, when all you want to do is see the frigging pyramids?--and get to the business of doing business in a secular fashion. He is a good guy to throw oil on troubled water.

I knew the MB would be bad news -- now the Egyptian people know it too. I thought it would take longer to shift them, I guess they were even more incompetent than I imagined.

I wish MeB every success, I hope he can turn things around. _The sooner the better, certainly.

[another_liberal]

3. There is no real power in that position.

The Egyptian President has the power. Wait and see who the Generals give that job to.

ElBaradei's appointment is a cynical fig leaf, meant to placate Western governments understandably troubled by the overthrow, through armed force, of a democratically elected leader.

[MADem]

8. No, that's not accurate, and they have already installed the President. They did that BEFORE they

named MeB as PM.

The President thinks strategically, and the PM addresses tactics. The day to day work will be the responsibility of the PM.

FYI, A gent named Mansour is the acting President: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/after-military-takeover-little-known-judge-named-interim-president-of-egypt/2013/07/04/9a553378-e473-11e2-aef3-339619eab080_story.html

[Comrade Grumpy]

12. Oh, yeah, the Mubarek crony, Mansour.

This really looks like a victory for Mubarek's "deep state." The Mubarek-era institutions now once again have a firm grip on power. But I'm sure they'll transition to civilian rule...once they get the election results they want. Not the ones they actually got.

[MADem]

14. Well, Egypt's history back to Nasser has been military rule.

Mubarak was a classmate in the USAF Academy with Sadat, and they both worked for Nasser. But I think you are reading more into this than is actually there. This is not a victory for Mubarak, I don't think. A lot of his friends in the military have retired--they were purged, in essence.

What this is, is a victory for human rights, for women's rights, particularly, and for religious freedom and tolerance, pluralism and a secular approach to governance.

I am relieved that the MB is out of the picture--they're fucked up. They can't run a footrace, never mind a country. They were running Egypt into the ground.

[another_liberal]

21. They have "installed" an "interim President."

Who knows which general will ultimately be the real one.

BTW: Better check the latest news on the Elbaradei situation as well.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014529193

[Iliyah]

4. LOL

He is a "liberal" in terms of what liberal means in the USA?

No duly elective officer should be ousted by the military in any country.

It has been promised that they will hold another election asap. Lets see what happens.

[MADem]

9. Turkey does this on occasion. No one thinks the generals are going to stay in power, because

they've seen it happen before. There is a cooling off period, and then elections are held.

I think the generals are following Attaturk's model.

[MisterP]

6. like Augustus or Napoleon, he's gonna have to make *everyone* happy

[David__77]

10. What's amazing about this is how little support he has from Egyptian voters.

This guy always gets wheeled out and promoted by the Western media, but he had so little actual support where it counted.

[Mosby]

15. That's because he has spent most of his life living in Europe. nt

[David__77]

16. Surely they could have found a better option.

I don't think the US should act against Egypt because of this coup - not at all. But I think the coup makers have made some strategic errors: this choice was one.

[Mosby]

20. His strength as a interim PM

is partly due to being a good administrator and also because he doesn't have any significant support in Egyptian politics so he could not be a major candidate in the new elections.

[jessie04]

11. I hear he is......shhhhhh......"secretly Jewish"

obvious sarcasm

[maddezmom]

13. AJ says he will be sworn in today.

Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei has been appointed as Egypt's interim prime minister, state news agency MENA reported.

The former UN nuclear watchdog chief was to be officially sworn in later on Saturday, three days after the army overthrew President Mohamed Morsi.

Interim leader Adly Mansour summoned ElBaradei to the presidential palace, the state news agency reported.

The Tamarod (rebellion) campaign had nominated ElBaradei to represent the movement in transition negotiations with the military.

The news came as thousands of Morsi supporters massed in Nasr City and other place across Egypt to reinforce their demand for the reinstatement of the ousted leader.

'Rejection and anger'

Al Jazeera's Jamal Elshayyal, reporting from Nasr City, said the reaction from the Morsi's camp to the appointment of Elbaradei was one of complete rejection and anger.



http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/07/201376165715352978.html

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. Update: Doubts over ElBaradei's appointment as Egypt PM

at same URL as the OP link.

Egypt's new president says pro-reform leader Mohamed Elbaradei has not yet been appointed as interim prime minister despite earlier reports.

A spokesman for interim President Adly Mansour said consultations were continuing.

Officials had earlier named Mr ElBaradei - a former head of the UN's nuclear watchdog - for the post.

News of his appointment had been criticised by the Salafist Nour Party, which said it would not work with him.

[dipsydoodle]

19. That update says "Mr ElBaradei was "the logical choice" ?

Not quite sure why the leader of a non existent minority party is the logical choice other than the fact he may suit the west partly because he's in favour of the IMF loan.

Previous Nobel Prize winner is incidental - we all know that's no longer worth a toss.

[Alamuti Lotus]

18. He's one of those guys that *didn't* win an election, right?

Perfect choice.

[bananas]

22. ElBaradei not confirmed as Egypt PM

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014529193