Friday, July 20, 2012

Egypt: A Second Republic?

After The First Truly Democratic Elections In A Generation, Will Egypt Become A Secular, Religious, Or Military State?



Many issues remain unresolved - the future of the parliament, a constitution still unwritten and a military that seems determined to hold on to control of much of the Government and a substantial segment of the country’s economy.


"This victory lacks many things and is marred in particular by what’s called the additional constitutional declaration – which is unconstitutional,” Abdel-Moneim Aboul-Fotouh, a popular politician and ex-presidential candidate, told Empire.
 
What are the plans of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's new president? He may have described his vision for the first 100 days, but it will take much more than a vision to make change happen. And it will take more than a one-term presidency to shape the politics of Egypt in the coming years. 

How will Morsi's relationship with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) play out? Where in all of this debate are the voices of those who led the march in Tahrir? Can the new government live up to the promise of the revolution? And will there be conflict or confluence between the Brotherhood and the military?

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