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| Egypt Has a New President Elect |
| (2012-06-25) |
| Last updated: 2012-06-25 15:26 EET |
Egypt has a new president, elected democratically after Hosni Mubarak was removed from power and forced to resign in February 2011, following a nation-wide revolt. Egyptian President-elect, Mohammed Morsi, the first Islamist to hold the highest office in Egypt on Sunday promised to be the president of “all Egyptians”, launching an appeal to national unity and promising to abide by the international treaties his country is a signatory to. Hundreds of thousands celebrated his victory in the Tahrir Square in Cairo, the symbol of the “revolution” which toppled the Mubarak regime last year.
US President Barack Obama has assured Mohammed Morsi of his country’s support for Egypt on its way to democracy. Morsi, who said during his election campaign that he was a candidate of the “revolution”, started his speech by paying homage to the approximately 850 people who lost their lives in the anti-regime riots. Morsi’s victory would have been unimaginable two years ago. Aged 60, Mohammed Morsi is an engineer by trade and holder of a US university degree. He is the first president elect since the ousting of Mubarak, who was forced to resign in February 2011.
Morsi is also the first civilian to become head of state since the times of monarchy. After 1952, all of his predecessors came from the army-ranks. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which has been leading the country since Mubarak was removed from power, has pledged to hand over the executive power to the new president, by the end of the month. During the entire election campaign, the leader of the Justice and Freedom Party, a branch of the Muslim Brothers, Morsi enjoyed the support of that huge network of militants, actually the most important and best organized political force in Egypt.
Many West European and Middle East capitals have hailed Morsi’s victory. Israel has expressed its wish to further cooperate with the authorities in Cairo. Morsi’s victory has also been celebrated with gun fire in the Gaza Strip, where the Islamist movement Hamas is in power. Teheran has described the results of the elections in Egypt as a “splendid vision of democracy”, which “marks the final stage of an Islamic Awakening”.
Tunisia and Egypt were the heralds of the Arab Spring, in early 2011. Syria, Lebanon and Yemen followed in their footsteps. In Libya, the revolt turned into a civil war, during which one of the most eccentric dictators in history, Muammar Gaddafi got killed. Yemen’s President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, gave up power in November. Syrian President, Bashar Assad , refuses to step down, in spite of internal and international pressure. The attention of the entire world is now focused on Damascus, where clashes between the Assad government and the rebels have made over 15,000 victims.
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