<p>The naming of a new prime minister, Kamal al-Ganzuri who once served as premier under Mubarak, failed to satisfy demands for change ahead of parliamentary elections due to start on Monday.<br /><br />A 19-year-old demonstrator was fatally injured when the police attacked a protest in front of the cabinet headquarters that rejected Ganzuri’s appointment.<br /><br />The victim died of massive internal bleeding from multiple fractures to the pelvis, possibly caused by a heavy vehicle, said a medic. Witnesses said a police van had charged into the demonstrators.<br /><br />Thousands spent another night in Tahrir Square — the symbolic heart of protests that toppled Mubarak — where they vowed to stay until their demand of civilian rule is met.<br /><br />Dozens of tents have been pitched, a rubbish collection station was set up and street vendors roamed the square in a sign that protesters were settling in for the long haul.<br /><br />On Friday, Ganzuri — who served as Mubarak’s prime minister between 1996 and 1999 — assured Egyptians that the military had given him more powers than past cabinets, in a bid to placate protesters who accuse the SCAF of trying to retain control of the country.<br /><br />“Previous cabinets over the past 60 years were given many powers by the president of the republic,” Ganzuri told reporters in his first public statement after his appointment.<br /><br />In a later television address, Ganzuri said he would formalise his government “before the end of next week” and would allocate some portfolios to younger people.<br /><br />But protesters in the square quickly rejected his appointment, saying he was not the man to lead a transition to democracy.<br /><br />“We do not want someone who has been selected by the military council, we want a civilian who was with us in Tahrir during the revolution, someone who has the confidence of the people,” said one protester, Omar Abdel Mansur.<br /><br />Hundreds of demonstrators in the square had branched off to the nearby cabinet offices to block Ganzuri from entering the building, chanting “revolution” and “Ganzuri is a former regime leftover”.<br /><br />“Our mistake in the (January-February) revolution was to think that we had only to topple Mubarak,” one of the protesters, Mohammed Khattab, said.<br /><br />The protesters proposed a list of presidential candidates to form a civilian leadership council, including former UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei, a prominent dissident during Mubarak’s rule.</p>
<p>The naming of a new prime minister, Kamal al-Ganzuri who once served as premier under Mubarak, failed to satisfy demands for change ahead of parliamentary elections due to start on Monday.<br /><br />A 19-year-old demonstrator was fatally injured when the police attacked a protest in front of the cabinet headquarters that rejected Ganzuri’s appointment.<br /><br />The victim died of massive internal bleeding from multiple fractures to the pelvis, possibly caused by a heavy vehicle, said a medic. Witnesses said a police van had charged into the demonstrators.<br /><br />Thousands spent another night in Tahrir Square — the symbolic heart of protests that toppled Mubarak — where they vowed to stay until their demand of civilian rule is met.<br /><br />Dozens of tents have been pitched, a rubbish collection station was set up and street vendors roamed the square in a sign that protesters were settling in for the long haul.<br /><br />On Friday, Ganzuri — who served as Mubarak’s prime minister between 1996 and 1999 — assured Egyptians that the military had given him more powers than past cabinets, in a bid to placate protesters who accuse the SCAF of trying to retain control of the country.<br /><br />“Previous cabinets over the past 60 years were given many powers by the president of the republic,” Ganzuri told reporters in his first public statement after his appointment.<br /><br />In a later television address, Ganzuri said he would formalise his government “before the end of next week” and would allocate some portfolios to younger people.<br /><br />But protesters in the square quickly rejected his appointment, saying he was not the man to lead a transition to democracy.<br /><br />“We do not want someone who has been selected by the military council, we want a civilian who was with us in Tahrir during the revolution, someone who has the confidence of the people,” said one protester, Omar Abdel Mansur.<br /><br />Hundreds of demonstrators in the square had branched off to the nearby cabinet offices to block Ganzuri from entering the building, chanting “revolution” and “Ganzuri is a former regime leftover”.<br /><br />“Our mistake in the (January-February) revolution was to think that we had only to topple Mubarak,” one of the protesters, Mohammed Khattab, said.<br /><br />The protesters proposed a list of presidential candidates to form a civilian leadership council, including former UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei, a prominent dissident during Mubarak’s rule.</p>
