Egypt's Prime Minister resigns

PanARMENIAN.Net - Egypt's military rulers say the Prime Minister appointed by ousted President Hosni Mubarak has resigned, meeting a key demand of the opposition protest movement.

Former air force officer Ahmed Shafiq was named Prime Minister by Mubarak shortly after the Jan. 25 outbreak of massive anti-government protests. Mubarak stepped down Feb. 11, but Shafiq stayed in office at the head of a caretaker government.

Leaders of the 18-day uprising that forced Mubarak to step down have been pressing the military to fire Shafiq.

A brief statement posted March 3 by the military on its official website said it had chosen former Transport Minister Essam Sharaf as the new Prime Minister and tasked him with forming a new Cabinet, AP reports.

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