Compiled by Daily Star staff Friday, March 04, 2011 – Powered by –> Egypt’s Prime Minister Ahmad Shafiq resigned Thursday and the military asked a former transport minister to form a new government which pro-democracy activists want to be purged of Hosni Mubarak’s old guard. The opposition hailed the decision as another victory for “people power” but many warned pressure must be maintained on the military to implement other democratic reforms, including an accountable police agency and a new constitution. The new premier, Essam Sharaf, served in the Cabinet for 18 months between 2004 and the end of 2005. Shafiq was appointed prime minister by Mubarak in his…
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