Prime Minister of Egypt Hazem el-Beblawi said his government
has resigned, paving the way for army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
to declare his candidacy for president
.
Beblawi, who was tasked by interim President Adly Mansour
with running the government's affairs until the election, did not give a clear
reason for the decision.
For Sisi to run for president he would first need to leave
his post as defense minister.
He told news agencies that the cabinet had resigned en masse
as Sisi did not want to appear to be acting alone.
The top military commander has unveiled a political roadmap
meant to lead to elections after toppling Islamist President Mohamed Mursi of
the Muslim Brotherhood in July following mass protests against his rule.
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