Former Mubarak PM backs Sisi presidential candidacy
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The last prime minister of fallen strongman Hosni Mubarak reiterated his support Thursday for the army chief as president but also slammed the military for initially backing his candidacy openly. #Ahmad_Shafik - who lost #Egypt's 2012 presidential election - endorsed Field Marshal #Abdel_Fattah_al-Sisi, who ousted the Islamist President Mohammed Mursi last July following mass street protests against his turbulent year-long rule. Shafik narrowly lost the election that made Mursi Egypt’s first democratically elected president, and the first civilian to take the post. read more