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| ElBaradei to become Egyptian PM | ElBaradei to become Egyptian PM |
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| Leading liberal Egyptian politician Mohamed ElBaradei is to be named prime minister of a new caretaker government, his supporters say. | Leading liberal Egyptian politician Mohamed ElBaradei is to be named prime minister of a new caretaker government, his supporters say. |
| Mena state news agency says he met interim President Adly Mahmud Mansour, three days after the army removed Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi amid growing nationwide unrest. | Mena state news agency says he met interim President Adly Mahmud Mansour, three days after the army removed Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi amid growing nationwide unrest. |
| The move has in turn triggered mass unrest by supporters of Mr Morsi. | The move has in turn triggered mass unrest by supporters of Mr Morsi. |
| Mr ElBaradei is a former head of the UN nuclear watchdog. | Mr ElBaradei is a former head of the UN nuclear watchdog. |
| He and other party leaders attended a meeting called by Mr Mansour on Saturday. | He and other party leaders attended a meeting called by Mr Mansour on Saturday. |
| Mr ElBaradei leads an alliance of liberal and left-wing parties, the National Salvation Front. | Mr ElBaradei leads an alliance of liberal and left-wing parties, the National Salvation Front. |
| A spokesman for the front told AP news agency that Mr Mansour would swear him in as prime minister on Saturday evening. | A spokesman for the front told AP news agency that Mr Mansour would swear him in as prime minister on Saturday evening. |
| In a BBC interview on Thursday, Mr ElBaradei defended the army's intervention, saying: "We were between a rock and a hard place." | In a BBC interview on Thursday, Mr ElBaradei defended the army's intervention, saying: "We were between a rock and a hard place." |
| "It is a painful measure, nobody wanted that," he said. "But Mr Morsi unfortunately undermined his own legitimacy by declaring himself a few months ago as a pharaoh and then we got into a fist fight, and not a democratic process." | "It is a painful measure, nobody wanted that," he said. "But Mr Morsi unfortunately undermined his own legitimacy by declaring himself a few months ago as a pharaoh and then we got into a fist fight, and not a democratic process." |
| Polarised nation | |
| More than 30 people died and about 1,000 were wounded in Friday's protests by Islamist supporters of the deposed president. | More than 30 people died and about 1,000 were wounded in Friday's protests by Islamist supporters of the deposed president. |
| The Muslim Brotherhood - to which Mr Morsi belongs - has said its followers would remain on the streets until he is restored to office. | |
| On Saturday pro-Morsi crowds demonstrated again. Funerals for those who died have also been taking place. | |
| The BBC's Kevin Connolly in Cairo says Egypt remains sharply divided between Islamist supporters of Mr Morsi and rival demonstrators who helped force him from office. | The BBC's Kevin Connolly in Cairo says Egypt remains sharply divided between Islamist supporters of Mr Morsi and rival demonstrators who helped force him from office. |
| The latter have called for demonstrations against the Muslim Brotherhood on Sunday. | The latter have called for demonstrations against the Muslim Brotherhood on Sunday. |
| Mr Morsi is in detention, along with some senior Brotherhood figures. | |
| He was replaced on Thursday by Mr Mansour - the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court - who promised to hold elections soon but gave no date. | |
| The next day Mr Mansour dissolved the upper house - or Shura Council - which had been dominated by Morsi supporters and had served as the sole legislative body after the lower house was dissolved last year. | |
| The Tamarod [Rebel] movement - which organised recent anti-Morsi protests - had accused the ousted president of pursuing an Islamist agenda against the wishes of most Egyptians, and of failing to tackle economic problems. | |
| Bowen: Egypt's failed democratic experiment | |
| Two years in the life of Tahrir Square | |
| Gardner: Dangerous moment for the Middle East | |
| Optimism for Egypt economy | |
| Key players in the Egyptian crisis | |
| Q&A: Crisis explained |