EGYPT COUP

The Egyptian Armed Forces overthrew the country’s President today ^4th of July, the Islamist, Mohamed Mursi. The Constitution was suspended and they announced that the President of the Constitutional Court, Adli Mansur, provisionally assumes the Head of State. The announcement of the coup d’état was made by the chief of the army and minister of defense, Abdel Fatah Al Sisi, in a speech televised to the country.

The Armed Forces, held by a large segment of the population of Egypt, ended the mandate of Mursi. He was just one year in the presidency of the Arab Country, but the military issued an ultimatum of 48 hours which expired today, for him to redirect its policy that has created a climate of strong social division. He didn’t make any changes in his policy even though he had a warning held by the Armed Forces, so that’s why they make a putsch against him and remove him of power.

After announcing the temporary suspension of the Egyptian Constitution, Al Sisi declared that the President of the Constitutional Court shall call early presidential elections and the new President shall have full power to make constitutional declarations. In the speech to the nation, Al Sisi said that Mursi ‘’did not respond to the demands of the people’’ after the 48 hours ultimatum, declaring he was out of presidency. As a consequence of this, an explosion of joy flooded at Cairo’s Tahrir square, the population was glad a about it and celebrate because the President was out. Even though he was just one year in the Egyptian Presidency, people did not like him because he divide the population socially, and was not likely.

GABRIELA BRAIN