Egypt’s President Mubarak to quit
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is to step down after nearly 30 years in power following eight days of protests by demonstrators demanding his resignation. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation today after a huge protest by a quarter of a million people in downtown Cairo. “I do not intend to run in the next election”, he announced in the broadcast. That election is currently scheduled for September. Asked for his reaction to news that President Mubarak was to stand down, New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key said he hoped any transition would be peaceful. “It’s very important that the gains Egypt has provided to the Middle East are sustained. It was pleasing that…
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