Egyptian Prime minister urges calm ahead of election
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri on Tuesday urged for calm during the country’s first presidential election since the uprising last year, calling on political groups to accept the result of the historic vote.
Ganzouri called on Egyptians to “stand together to ensure the success of the electoral process and to accept the decision of the majority of Egyptians who will express their will through the ballot boxes.”
In a statement, he expressed hope that the elections proceed calmly.
About 50 million eligible voters can head to the polls Wednesday and Thursday for the first round of the election that will choose ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s successor. A runoff vote is scheduled for next month if no candidate takes a majority of votes.
The main contenders are former Arab League chief Amr Moussa, former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsy, independent Islamist Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh and Nasserist hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi.
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