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Egypt Names New Prime Minister, Sets Timetable for Elections
(Washington Post) Abigail Hauslohner and Michael Birnbaum - Interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour on Tuesday named former finance minister Hazem el-Beblawi as the country's new prime minister, the state-run Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported. Mohamed ElBaradei was appointed vice president in charge of foreign affairs. Mansour on Monday called for a referendum on a revised constitution within 4 1/2 months, parliamentary elections within six months and presidential elections after that. Muslim Brotherhood officials dismissed the new political appointments Tuesday as the illegitimate actions of an unelected leader.