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By , About.com GuideJune 29, 2012

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Egypt vote countingWith Egypt's election behind us, I put together this guide with links to the latest analysis, stats and news reports:

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Meanwhile, headlines keep streaming in almost by the hour. Egypt's new president Mohammad Morsi is reportedly busy mulling his choices for positions in the first civilian-appointed government cabinet since the fall of Hosni Mubarak 18 months ago. This looks like the first significant concession to the new president-elect by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), the interim governing body which until recently reserved the right to appoint the cabinet, staffing it with pliant figures that had served under Mubarak.

For his part, Morsi has pledged to consult with the military on the choice of defense minister. That goes without saying, since the position is occupied by Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of SCAF, who will also remain the commander-in-chief of the armed forces (see report in The Guardian). We shall soon know what else the military will want in exchange for giving the new president some breathing space.

Read more about Morsi-military relationship in this extensive piece published today by Egypt Independent: In "Islamist" Egypt, generals still have final say.

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