Egypt Postpones Elections, Purges Police Following Protests
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Egypt postponed parliamentary elections and ended the service of hundreds of police officers in an attempt to appease protesters who have camped in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for almost a week.
The elections, originally due in September, will be held the following month or in November, Egypt’s state-run Middle East News Agency reported today, citing an unidentified military official. “Polling procedures” will start before the end of September and voting will take place within 60 days, MENA said.