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Egyptian president will not seek re-election in September after protests

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Friday, February 4, 2011

Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has announced that he will not seek re-election in September 2011, after an uprising against him across the country. Mubarak stated on state television, "I will say with all honesty and without looking at this particular situation that I was not intent on standing for the next elections, because I have spent enough time in serving Egypt." Mubarak added, "I am now careful to conclude my work for Egypt by presenting Egypt to the next government in a constitutional way which will protect Egypt."

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