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Source: Discussions to find successor to Bashir play out as Sudanese president expected to step down ‘soon’ | MadaMasr

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Omar al-Bashir will step down as president of Sudan “soon,” after more than three months of popular demonstrations that came to a head in recent days when protesters in the thousands staged a sit-in outside the national Armed Forces headquarters in Khartoum, according to a Sudanese military source.

According to the military source, who spoke to Mada Masr on condition of anonymity, the announcement that Bashir will step down is contingent on the military, National Congress Party, security sectors and Arab backers coming to an agreement on a successor. The source adds that this successor may be an interim president who will serve for several months until a president is elected.

According to the source, this announcement is expected to come within the week.

Hassan Ismail, the Sudanese minister of information, denied a report published by news outlets that Bashir was close to handing over power to the military.

Protesters remain stationed outside the military headquarters in Khartoum — which also houses the National Intelligence and Security Service headquarters, Bashir’s official residence and the Defense Ministry — and the situation remains “very tense,” eyewitnesses tell Mada Masr. At dawn on Monday, security forces tried to disperse the sit-in by firing tear gas and live bullets into the air, but the military returned fire, pushing security forces back and allowing protesters to resume their demonstration.

While the military source says that inner circles of the Sudanese state and international actors are narrowing in on a candidate, the opposition Freedom and Change Coalition announced Monday in a press conference the formation of a committee to engage in dialogue with the military about a transition plan, making it unclear who exactly will fill the vacuum in a post-Bashir landscape.

AP Exclusive : Anti-Maduro coalition grew from secret talks
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S’il était encore besoin de prouver le soutien US au coup d’Etat de Guaidó...

The coalition of Latin American governments that joined the U.S. in quickly recognizing Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president came together over weeks of secret diplomacy that included whispered messages to activists under constant surveillance and a high-risk foreign trip by the opposition leader challenging President Nicolas Maduro for power, those involved in the talks said.

In mid-December, Guaido quietly traveled to Washington, Colombia and Brazil to brief officials on the opposition’s strategy of mass demonstrations to coincide with Maduro’s expected swearing-in for a second term on Jan. 10 in the face of widespread international condemnation, according to exiled former Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma, an ally.

C’était téléphoné: Pence Pledged U.S. Backing Before Venezuela Opposition Leader’s Move
▻https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-call-from-pence-helped-set-an-uncertain-new-course-in-venezuela-11548430259

The night before Juan Guaidó declared himself interim president of Venezuela, the opposition leader received a phone call from Vice President Mike Pence.

Mr. Pence pledged that the U.S. would back Mr. Guaidó if he seized the reins of government from Nicolás Maduro by invoking a clause in the South American country’s constitution, a senior administration official said.

US calls for ‘new government’ in Venezuela | TheHill
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The State Department expressed support Saturday for an opposition party’s bid to replace Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela’s leader, declaring Maduro’s government illegitimate.

A statement from the agency’s deputy spokesman, Robert Palladino, encouraged the Venezuelan General Assembly’s president, Juan Guaidó, who on Friday told supporters outside the legislature he was prepared to invoke the country’s constitution to remove Maduro and serve as interim president.

Transcript Suggests a Plot Behind Effort to Oust Brazilian President
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Brazil’s interim president, Michel Temer, on Monday suffered a major setback in his campaign to win over the country when a report of recordings surfaced suggesting that one of his ministers had plotted to head off the huge Petrobras corruption investigation by pursuing the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.

The minister, Romero Jucá, an influential leader in the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, or PMDB, though denying accusations of wrongdoing, said he would step down on Tuesday and return to the Senate. Earlier in the day, the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo published excerpts from a recorded conversation between Mr. Jucá and a former business executive that indicated they were seeking to impede the sprawling investigation in which both were caught up.

[…]

According to Folha de S. Paulo, Mr. Jucá spoke to Sergio Machado, the former president of Transpetro, a subsidiary of Petrobras. Mr. Machado had left that position after being implicated in the Petrobras scandal.

The recordings, from a conversation in March, suggest that Mr. Jucá entered into an agreement with the goal of impeding and even possibly stopping the investigation. There was also a suggestion that the impeachment might have been part of that plan.

In one excerpt, Mr. Machado made reference to his desire for “the departure of Dilma.”

MAJOR, AND I MEAN MAJOR, BRAZIL IMPEACHMENT BREAKING NEWS
Pepe Escobar.
It’s all very fuzzy - announced a few minutes ago. The interim president of the lower house in Brazil’s Parliament signed a decision to NULLIFY Dilma Roussef’s impeachment in Congress. The decision will only be published tomorrow - so full details are scarce. What certainly happens is this decision nulls and voids the Congress sessions that dealt with the impeachment last month.

The interim president - who’s replacing notorious crook Cunha, finally sidelined by the Supreme Court - is asking for the dossier to go back to Congress. The Senate was already supposed to vote on it this Wednesday, or Friday max, when senators would decide if Dilma will be sidelined for 180 days.

All hell’s breaking loose now. No one knows what happens in the next few hours and days till the end of the week. Get ready for way more cliffhangers ahead.

Egypte : Le comité chargé d’enquêter sur la dispersion du sit-in de Rabaa annonce avoir reçu de nouvelles informations - Ahram Online

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June 30 fact-finding committee receives new information on Rabaa dispersal

Fact-finding committee to visit women’s prison due to torture claims
The June 30 fact-finding committee announced on Sunday it would extend its work until Thursday, after receiving new information regarding the dispersal of two camps set up in support of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year.
The committee was established by former interim president Adly Mansour to investigate violent acts which have taken place since June 2013. Its deadline is 21 November.

The committee had stated that its Sunday meeting would be its final one.

Fouad Abdel-Moneim Riad, the committee’s chairman, nevertheless told reporters on Sunday that the extension of the committee’s work was due to the importance of the information it received regarding the dispersal of the Rabaa Al-Adawiya and Nahda sit-ins in which hundreds died.

Mansour ordered the committee’s formation last December to gather data and evidence on events that occurred during and after the June 30 protests which led to Morsi’s ouster following mass protests against his rule.

The committee’s initial deadline was due six months after its establishment. The deadline was nevertheless extended for three months to 21 September. One day before the reaching new deadline, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi postponed it once again until 21 November.

The fact-finding committee submitted to Sisi the part of its report, which addresses the situation in the Sinai Peninsula, on 2 November.

Sisi ordered that the committee’s full report be made public at an “international press conference” once it is ready for release. Riad said on Sunday that the committee will invite international bodies concerned with human rights to the press conference, including the European Union.

No date has been scheduled for the press conference.

Muslim Brotherhood members have often refused to cooperate with the committee, under the pretext that it is affiliated with the authorities.

Riad has repeatedly described the committee as “neutral” and denied its affiliation with the government.

Sur @OrientXXI Massacre de Rabaa : le rapport que les autorités égyptiennes ne veulent pas qu’on lise ►http://orientxxi.info/lu-vu-entendu/massacre-de-rabaa-le-rapport-que,0654

Egypt President lets jail sentences of 6-months or less opt for labour outside prison - Ahram Online

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Egypt’s outgoing interim President Adly Mansour has issued a decision amending articles of the country’s criminal penal code regarding the service of prison sentences for less than six months.

Egypt : President Mansour signs law to raise income tax on millionaires for 3 years - Ahram Online
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Egypt’s outgoing interim President Adly Mansour signed into law a decree adding a 5 percent tax for three years individuals with incomes in excess of LE1 million and on profits of companies in excess of the same amount, Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website reported.
In early May, the cabinet led by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahleb approved the draft submitted by the finance ministry suggesting an additional 5 percent tax on those who earn more than LE1 million annually.

The 5 percent tax rate increase is to be applied temporarily for a period of three years.

Currently, those earning above LE250,000 a year are taxed at a rate of 25 percent.

The exceptional measure is designed to answer calls for social justice raised during Egypt’s 2011 revolution

Egypt cabinet annuls Morsi’s presidential pardons - Ahram Online
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The Egyptian cabinet agreed on the draft law presented by interim president Adly Mansour on Thursday afternoon to annul the pardon decrees issued by ousted president Mohamed Morsi during his time in office.

According to the draft law proposed by Mansour, pardon decrees issued by Morsi from June 2012 to 3 July 2013 – the date of his ouster – will be annulled.

Morsi, who is facing a number of trials in criminal cases, has been accused of issuing pardons to imprisoned jihadists involved in jihadist groups in Egypt.

How Egypt’s Rebel Movement Helped Pave The Way For A Sisi Presidency
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How Egypt’s Rebel Movement Helped Pave The Way For A Sisi Presidency

For the first time, one of the five founders of the Tamarod, the movement that led the protests that ousted the Muslim Brotherhood last year, admits his movement was taking orders from the army. “We were naive, we were not responsible.”

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Tamarod opposition leaders (from left) Hassan Shahin, Mohammed Abdel-Aziz, and Mahmoud Badr meeting with then-interim president in July 2013.

Egypt’s new anti-sexual harassment law submitted to cabinet - Ahram Online
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Egypt’s new anti-sexual harassment law submitted to cabinet
Filling a gap in existing law, new provisions criminalising sexual harassment will be issued by Interim President Adly Mansour ’soon’

#Hezbollah, #syria, and #Egypt on the verge of an understanding?
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A handout picture made available by the Egyptian presidency shows Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour (R) and Foreign Minister #Nabil_Fahmy (L) meeting with Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil (C), at the presidential palace in Cairo on March 10, 2014. (Photo: AFP/ Ho / Egyptian Presidency) A handout picture made available by the Egyptian presidency shows Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour (R) and Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy (L) meeting with Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil (C), at the presidential palace in Cairo on March 10, 2014. (Photo: AFP/ Ho / Egyptian Presidency)

A meeting in Beirut a few days ago between Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy and Lebanese Industry Minister and Hezbollah MP (...)

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Tony Blair arrives in Cairo for second visit in 2014 - Ahram Online
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In January 2014, Blair visited Cairo and met with interim President Mansour Adly and Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, and announced that he backed Egypt’s political roadmap adopted after the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi on 3 July.

#Egypt's army-installed government promotes army chief #Sisi
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Egypt’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who led the ouster of Islamist president Mohammed Mursi, has been promoted to the rank of field marshal, the highest in the military, the military-installed presidency said Monday. “Interim president Adly Mansour issued a presidential decree promoting General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, minister of defense, to the rank of field marshal,” said the statement. (AFP)

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Egypt : Presidential elections before parliamentary : Egypt’s president - Ahram Online

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Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour announced that he introduced a change to the Road map and accordingly presidential elections will be held before the parliamentary polls

#Egypt approves law restricting protests
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Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour approved a controversial law Sunday regulating demonstrations which rights groups have slammed as “repressive.” "The president enacted the law on the regulation of the right to hold public meetings, processions and peaceful demonstrations in public places," presidency spokesman Ehab Badawi said in a statement. Prime minister Hazem Beblawi told AFP that the new law protects the rights of protesters. “It is not a law that limits the right to demonstrate, but it aims at protecting the right of protesters,” he said. read more

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Egyptian Chronicles : You Do not go to the streets after this law !!
Une loi scélérate en préparation en Egypte

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You Do not go to the streets after this law !!
Today Al Shorouk Newspaper published the draft protest law prepared by the government aka ministry of interior which is also being reviewed now by interim president Adly Mansour. According to the articles published in the newspaper protesting will be officially an impossible thing in Egypt.

Among the interesting articles : You have not only to notify the ministry of interior with not only the time and place but also the number of the protesters expected to come 24 prior to the protest. I do not know how anyone will be able to tell the expected number of protesters !! The ministry of interior will then grant you the permission. Question : How anyone can predict the number of the protesters in any protest !!!
You also have to tell the ministry of interior the names of the organizers and their contacts as well the goals and demands of the protest.

 The million dollars question is : Will the ministry of interior allow a protest against itself ?

Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour says won’t run for presidency - Ahram Online
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“No... No, I will return to my office and my work at the constitutional court.”

« Pas de réconciliation avec les Frères musulmans », insiste le président par intérim égyptien | Egypt Independent
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Interim President Adly Mansour has dismissed reconciliation initiatives with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
Mansour (...) was asked by reporters whether Egypt’s government would consider initiatives for reconciliation with the Brotherhood.
“Reconciliation with whom ?” he responded.
 
“The people are on one side and the group and its supporters are on the other,” he claimed. “Is it ok to reconcile with a criminal? As a state, we reject that.” The interim president also said Egypt had an inclusive political process.

A lire, sur le sujet
Égypte, une stratégie d’élimination des Frères musulmans
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#Egypte #Frères

Protest law violates rights, freedoms - Egypt’s Al-Nur party leader
Text of report by Egyptian state-run news agency MENA

Cairo, 14 October: Member of the Salafi Al-Nur Party Dr. Tal’at Marzuq described the protest law, which was agreed upon by Interim President Adli Mansur, as “anti-protest law”, saying it violates the international conventions on human rights and freedoms.

In press statements on Sunday evening [13 October], Marzuq said this law should not be issued by an interim or any other government, asking why the law was not put up for societal dialogue?

He further underlined that Article 7 of the law - that allowed the interior minister to notify parties concerned of the protesters’ demands with the view of interacting with them to solve their problems - should not involve the postponement of the protest.

He also criticized Article 14 that stipulated that protests in front of public facilities should be from 50 to 100 meters away from them, saying this area is very large.

He concluded by expressing his rejection of the law on demos.

Source: MENA news agency, Cairo, in English 0630gmt 14 Oct 13

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As Mursi trial date set, Sisi leaves door open for presidential candidacy
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A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency shows #Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour (third right) and General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (second right) attending a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, on October 6, 2013 in the capital, Cairo. (Photo: AFP / Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt’s military chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi left the door open to a presidential run in elections next year, telling a paper published on Wednesday it was (...)

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Le président par intérim égyptien en Arabie Saoudite pour « remercier » le royaume d’avoir soutenu le pays contre M.Morsi - Alarabiya.net

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“The Egyptian interim president thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the people and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for their stance supporting the will of the Egyptian people and supporting Egypt to overcome its economic crisis which resulted from events that took place recently,” the Saudi press agency said in a statement.

Rival protests on 1973 war anniversary spark fears of clashes in #Egypt
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A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency shows Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour, center, walking on a red carpet during a ceremony at the memorial of the Unknown Soldier and tombs of late Egyptian presidents on October 5, 2013 in Cairo, as part of the celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of October War Victory. (Photo: AFP / Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt on Sunday braced for rival demonstrations called by supporters and opponents of deposed (...)

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Pour son premier déplacement à l’étranger, le président égyptien par intérim ira en Arabie Saoudite (et en Jordanie) - Ahram Online
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Tout comme M.Morsi, ce qui lui avait valu des critiques.

Egypt’s Interim President Adly Mansour will make his first official visit to Saudi Arabia on 7 October, followed by brief trips to the UAE and Kuwait.

#Egypte