Monday, February 14, 2011

The military has taken power in Egypt

The military has taken power in Egypt - and has yet to be on the VRST of Husni Mubarak used the transitional government. In addition, the Army will comply with all international obligations. That should calm down, especially Israel and the United States. Egypt's new military ruler set VRST continue on the existing government.

This may lead the business, until a new cabinet would be formed, a high-ranking military officials said one days after the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak on Egyptian television. The army command also promised a "peaceful transition" to a newly "elected civilian" leadership. A schedule called the military's not.


The television station al-Arabiya, however, had earlier reported that the army would soon dismiss the Cabinet and dissolve parliament. The latter was a key demand of the protesters, even after the initial excitement of Mubarak's departure to the pressure of street protests preserved and want as complete the transition.

The new military rulers secured in the televised address to the respect of valid contracts. "The Arab Republic of Egypt is their combined regional and international agreements required," it said in the statement. This should reassure Israel and the United States. To Egypt's obligations include a 1979 peace treaty concluded with the U.S.

ally Israel, who had been following the developments in the neighboring Arab country with concern. Besides Jordan, Egypt is the only Arab country that has concluded such agreements with the Jewish state. At noon the army had already relaxed the curfew in force since the end of January. Instead of 20 clock it starts now until midnight.

Mubarak had issued on Friday after almost three decades in office in the face of continued protests of the population the power to the military. Soldiers began in the afternoon to clear away the barricades on the Tahrir Square in Cairo. The soldiers loaded the converted building fences to lock elements on trucks, witnesses reported.

This led to vociferous clashes between demonstrators and soldiers. Representatives of the democracy movement said they expected to give the military leadership a clear road map for fair and democratic elections and the handover of power to a future elected government. The armed forces said current and former government officials leave the country.

An airport employee said on Saturday that there was a list comprising the names of individuals that should not leave without permission from the prosecutor or the Supreme Council of the armed forces of the country. Affected by this apparently was Information Minister Anas el Fikki. The employee said the minister had wanted to fly to London and can already take his luggage.

Then the departure he had not been released. The High Representative for EU foreign policy, Catherine Ashton, called on the Egyptian military government as quickly as possible to hold elections. "I expect the current rulers that they submit a plan on how they want to prepare them," Ashton said in an interview with SPIEGEL.

"The transition period should be no longer than a few weeks at most take a few months." The EU foreign policy chief announced to fly to Cairo and there to talk to the Muslim Brotherhood. "I will speak with representatives of the opposition," said Ashton. The success of the elections depends, first, that they would be borne by the entire society.

"Everyone, including the Muslim Brotherhood must be involved in this process." The Middle East expert Stephen Roll expects new protests in Egypt, now the ruling military, the opposition should not participate in the political process. "When the military carries on with the old heads, it could come quickly to new unrest," said the employee of the Foundation for Science and Policy.

"It must now people are involved in government enjoying the confidence of the relevant opposition groups." "Extra-Parliamentary Opposition" The political situation in Egypt is still very confusing, "said Roll. Work was currently not clear whether the military suspended the constitution and "undermined the entire political system" was, or whether the Constitution should continue to be valid.

That should be scheduled within 60 days after the resignation of the president elections under the Constitution. Then see it but not now. In fact, it was not realistic that there would be in the next six months, new elections, "said Roll. Thus a kind of "extra-parliamentary opposition" was formed, which would first form party structures.

This is particularly true for the groups that have set the tone for the protests around the Tahrir Square in Cairo. "These groups need to organize themselves, which takes time." Leading opposition politicians have already indicated, therefore, not to seek election before 2012. The state radio promised to continue to offer an "honest and competitive" reporting.

Man belongs to the people and serve him, "it said in a statement read out on television and radio. It was "to be guided only by the truth itself. The state radio had been heavily criticized because of the representation of the events surrounding the democracy movement. The opposition demonstrations were in the state media - have been designated as controlled from abroad - mainly from television.

Multiple demonstrators were the building of state television in Cairo held to protest against the regime and the media it controls.

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