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Mubarak: Egypt Needs Multi-Candidate Vote

NPR | By Peter Kenyon
Published February 26, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak surprises many by announcing he wants his nation to hold a multi-candidate presidential election. Egyptians have not had a choice in a presidential vote since Mubarak took office 24 years ago.

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