Abdel-Mohsen Salama elected as new head of Egyptian Press Syndicate

 

 Members of Egypt's Press Syndicate elected journalist and Al-Ahram newspaper's managing editor Abdel-Mohsen Salama as head of the syndicate, the committee supervising elections announced Friday .

 Salama recieved 2457 votes, while his competitor Yehia Kalash, the now-former head of the syndicate, received 1890 votes, among 4523 total correct votes, Ahram Arabic news website reported.

Salama promised in his campaign to improve the financial situation of journalists and "save the syndicate from crisis."

 

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