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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/egypts-new-pm-in-change-pledge.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Essam Sharaf speaks to demonstrators at Tahrir Square in Cairo (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/min-egypts-new-pm-in-change-pledge.jpg" alt="Essam Sharaf speaks to demonstrators at Tahrir Square in Cairo (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>Egypt&#8217;s new prime minister has vowed before thousands of demonstrators in Cairo to do everything he can to meet their demands for political change.</p>
<p>Essam Sharaf pleaded with them to turn their attention to &#8220;rebuilding&#8221; the country.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the Supreme Armed Forces Council that took control of the country from ousted president Hosni Mubarak said a referendum on constitutional changes to allow for competitive parliamentary and presidential elections will be held on March 19.</p>
<p>The new prime minister was picked by Egypt&#8217;s military rulers on Thursday to replace Ahmed Shafiq, the last premier to be named by Mubarak.</p>
<p>A former transport minister, Mr Sharaf endeared himself to the protesters when he joined the demonstrations that forced Mubarak to resign. He made his address at Tahrir Square, the protests&#8217; central gathering point.</p>
<p>&#8220;I draw will and determination from here,&#8221; he told the estimated 10,000 demonstrators. &#8220;I will do my utmost to realise your demands,&#8221; he said, pledging to step down if he fails.</p>
<p>Besides Mr Shafiq&#8217;s resignation, the revolt&#8217;s leaders want Mubarak&#8217;s National Democratic Party dissolved along with the hated State Security Agency blamed for some of the worst human rights violations during Mubarak&#8217;s rule. Other demands include the prosecution of security officials behind the deaths of protesters and the release of political prisoners.</p>
<p>The constitutional changes to be voted on open presidential elections to competition and impose a two-term limit on future presidents &#8211; a dramatic shift from a system that allowed Mubarak to rule for three decades.</p>
<p>The proposals address a number of the demands of the reform movement. But many say the changes don&#8217;t go far enough.</p>
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