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Former Saudi ambassador to Egypt accuses US of rigging 2012 elections

Former Saudi ambassador to Egypt Ahmed Kattan accused the US of intervening to change the outcome of Egypt’s 2012 presidential election.

Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi officially won the election with 51.7% of the votes, defeating former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq.
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