Egypt’s military has dissolved Parliament and called for elections in six months, as it oversees the country’s democratic transition from three decades of authoritarian rule. The next president of Egypt will likely come out of the military, says Ret. Col. Patrick Lang, former head of Middle East Intelligence at the Defence Intelligence Agency.
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