Egypt -Parliamentary and Presidential Elections - UPDATE -Parliament Dissolved -SCAF Takes Police State Powers -Morsi Elected

[C. Flower]

Morsi is treading a delicate line. He went to Tahrir Square and stated to the hundreds of thousands of people there that there as no power higher than the people, but has conceded to swearing in formally to the Constitutional Court, accepting the dissolution of parliament. But the military has had to back down over powers to arrest civilians. They have, however, held on to military and foreign policy decision making (presumably with US backing, as they are armed by the US). If Egypt accepts IMF loans, there will not be much governing left for Morsi and the MB Parliament to do. The situation is a constant flux of power back and fore between the people, the military and the political parties, particularly the MB.

[C. Flower]

Well, Morsi called the Parliament together, and it convened today for a short time, in defiance of the army decree.

Heads down, and keep going...

[C. Flower]

Blog from the Sandmonkey - "the new regime is being formed, and it is up to us to form it"

http://thedailynewsegypt.com/2012/07/10/the-message/

[C. Flower]

The Egyptian Courts have backed the army against Morsi, to prevent the Parliament reconvening.

This is not surprising.

Parliament should ignore, and consider removing the judges.

[ang]

Update -

The Associated Press ‏
BREAKING: State TV: Egypt's president orders retirement of defense minister and chief of staff. -BW

[ang]

OK, starting to look like President is going to take charge and force change -

The Associated Press ‏@AP
BREAKING: Egypt's president cancels constitutional amendments that gave military wide powers. -BW

[Kev Bar]

OK, starting to look like President is going to take charge and force change -

Interesting.

[ang]

Interesting.

Yes its now starting to look like some sort of deal.? -

President consulted army over changes: general

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...87B0FO20120812

[C. Flower]

Yes its now starting to look like some sort of deal.? -


http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...87B0FO20120812

The Muslim Brotherhood has played a balancing act between supporting the army and keeping a tie to the masses of middle class and working class people who want change, right from the beginning. They were in talks with the army behind the scenes the whole time that the Tahrir occupation was on.

President Mohamed Mursi said Tantawi and Chief of Staff Sami Enan had been ordered to retire and would become advisers to the president.

Boxing clever.

[C. Flower]

Extraordinarily little comment on Morsy's move to replace the Egyptian military leadership and assume full Presidential powers. He is in the position to recall the Assembly.

He has provided for a very soft exit indeed for Tantawi et all, decorated and appointed to plum posts.

It is inconceivable to me that the army would have gone so quietly without a nod from the US (Wikileaks revealed to years ago that there were twice daily State Department discussions with Egypt's regime heads under Mubarak).

In spite of the vote for Morsy, and for mainstream conservative (not Salafist) Moslem politics, the millions of people who have come out on the streets before are still not to be overlooked.

He now has the job of trying to run Egypt with an even weaker economy and rising food prices.

Overall though, it is a victory ( a limited and insecure victory) for the anti-Mubarak movement, that has now seen not only Mubarak go, and face trial, but Tantawi and many others displaced.



http://thedailynewsegypt.com/2012/08...shuffles-scaf/

[Count Bobulescu]

Morsi’s Wrong Turn?

I find it very disturbing that one of the first trips by Egypt’s newly elected president, Mohamed Morsi, will be to attend the Nonaligned Movement’s summit meeting in Tehran this week. Excuse me, President Morsi, but there is only one reason the Iranian regime wants to hold the meeting in Tehran and have heads of state like you attend, and that is to signal to Iran’s people that the world approves of their country’s clerical leadership and therefore they should never, ever, ever again think about launching a democracy movement — the exact same kind of democracy movement that brought you, Mr. Morsi, to power in Egypt.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/29/op...n.html?_r=1&hp

[ang]

Mursi Pardons

RTÉ News ‏@rtenews
Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi has pardoned all political prisoners detained since uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak

[C. Flower]

A lot of Egyptian tweets reporting that Morsi supporters are firing with buck shot at protestors.

Sounds as though things are getting very messy.

[C. Flower]

Three reported dead and over 300 injured, some seriously, outside the Presidential Palace. Videos of anti-Morsi protestors, look like workers, one boy, with bad head injuries.

RT @Repent11: MOH: 3 Dead, 346 injured in ongoing clashes outside palace. #Egypt

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[C. Flower]

Seven dead, going on for 1000 injured, and a number of Muslim Brotherhood offices burned out across Egypt.

http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/59964.aspx

The way things are lined up seems to be the Muslim Brotherhood - conservative, business oriented - who won the election - opposed by workers, young revolutionary activists, and secular democrats, including elBaradei.

ElBaradei is accused of being part of a Zionist plot.

http://www.business-standard.com/gen...pionage/88731/