CAIRO (AP) — The supreme justice of Egypt's
Supreme Constitutional Court has been sworn in as the nation's interim
president, replacing the Islamist Mohammed Morsi who was ousted by the
military.
Adly Mansour was sworn in Thursday at the
Constitutional Court in a ceremony broadcast live on state television.
According to military decree, Mansour will serve
as Egypt's interim leader until a new president is elected. A date for that
vote has yet to be set.
Manosur's assumption of office comes a day after
the military deposed Morsi, who took office a year ago as Egypt's first
democratically elected president.
The military moved to oust Morsi after millions
of Egyptians took to the streets this week to demand his resignation.
Morsi is under house arrest at an undisclosed
location.
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