Aswat Masriya (Cairo)

Egypt: New Governors Announced After Eid

In yet another government reshuffle, 90 percent of the current governors will be changed, to include less ex-military and judicial members, except for governorates that are on Egypt's borders.

President Mohamed Mursi and Prime Minister Hisham Kandil are currently working in coordination with different state institutions to appoint the new governors where they will announce the reshuffle after Eid (Islamic feast), a local newspaper reported.

Meanwhile, some members of the constituent assembly, tasked with rewriting Egypt's constitution, have repeatedly called for the new governors to be placed through election, not appointment.

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