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EGYPT: Mubarak vows to stay as president but won’t seek reelection

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Tuesday he won’t seek reelection this fall but vowed to fulfill his current term and oversee the restoration of order in the country consumed with anti-government unrest for more than a week.

Mubarak said the demonstrations paralyzing Egypt began as expressions of the legitimate will of the people for democratic reforms but were “exploited” by political forces bent on creating chaos and destroying the constitution.

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Mubarak insisted he didn’t seek power or prestige, but said he wouldn’t shirk his responsibilities as leader by leaving office while the country is in turmoil. He said the nation was faced with a choice of ‘chaos or stability’ and should rely on him, a lifelong servant of Egypt, to guide them out of the crisis.

--Carol J. Williams

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