Saturday, December 8, 2012

Morsi Surrenders Extra Powers After Egypt's Military Gives It's Suggestions

On Saturday, Egypt's President Morsi held talks for discussion over the political troubles that are crippling the nation. However, the opposition boycotted the talks, sticking with their demands that he resign.

The military responded to this by releasing a statement on what the country needs to do, in order to avoid civil war.

"Serious" dialogue must take place between the two sides. Both sides must live by and heed "legitimacy and the rules of democracy". Morsi must completely take back his decrees, in which he took near absolute power. The new Constitution must be rewritten, so that it isn't so full of Shariah law. 

A spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood said that an edited Constitution was an impossibility, and that this was the only one the Egyptian people would see. Other Morsi supporters have been heard saying they should mobilize and attack their opponents, driving them from the streets, until they were too scared to show their faces.

Word has just come that Morsi has canceled the decree in which he took powers. He has also offered to hear suggestions on how to amend the constitution. Now it remains to be seen if that will be enough for his opposition. Or is it too late for his government.

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