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With MbZ now president, the bitter race for his succession has begun

UAE ruler Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. © Twitter/@MohamedBinZayed

Mohammed bin Zayed's election as UAE president rings in the epilogue of a power contest waged by Abu Dhabi's princes for months. A game of musical chairs, which is seeing Tahnoon bin Zayed competing against Khalid bin Mohammed to become crown prince, could lead to the ousting of Mansour bin Zayed in favour of Khaldoon Al Mubarak. [...] (634 words)

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