Egypt's former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on 8th June pledged to "correct the mistakes of the past" as he was sworn in as the country's new President, strengthening the military's grip on power in the deeply polarized nation.
Sisi, 59, was declared the country's seventh president last week after winning 96.6 per cent of the presidential vote, almost a year since he ousted Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi, the country's first democratically elected president, last year.
The retired field marshal took the oath of office for a 4-year term at a ceremony held in front of the Supreme constitutional court's general assembly here, vowing to lead the country through important changes.
Sisi, 59, was declared the country's seventh president last week after winning 96.6 per cent of the presidential vote, almost a year since he ousted Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi, the country's first democratically elected president, last year.
The retired field marshal took the oath of office for a 4-year term at a ceremony held in front of the Supreme constitutional court's general assembly here, vowing to lead the country through important changes.
