Roads won't be closed when Morsi travels by car: Source

Ahram Online, Friday 29 Jun 2012

Breaking with Mubarak legacy, president-elect Morsi will not allow roads to be blocked when he travels by car; refuses to move into presidential place, prefers to stay at his home in New Cairo

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President-elect Mohammed Morsi speaks to newspaper editors in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, June 28, 2012. (Photo: AP)

Egypt's president-elect, Mohamed Morsi, has said he does not want roads to be closed when he travels by car, a source has told Ahram Online.

Roads were often closed for hours, causing traffic chaos, when former president Hosni Mubarak travelled in Cairo.

Moreover, Morsi has refused to move into the presidential palace, which is located near the presidential headquarters, against the advice of his security team. He will remain at his current home in New Cairo.

Morsi will take the presidential oath on Saturday at the High Constitutional Court.      

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