Hosni Mubarak
Many people assume that the events in Egypt over the last 18 days are a simple case of ‘people power’ seeking to remove a drained, corrupt, unpopular president, who is desperately clinging to power. Certainly the renewed vigour and importance of the Arab ‘street’, and the power of the protests in Egypt and Tunisia, have been important.
But what is really happening is a three-way tussle over the future political and economic structure of Egypt.
The protesters in Tahrir Square – and now across many cities and large towns in Egypt – and Mubarak, are indeed two protagonists, and the most visible ones. In one sense, the protesters have already defeated Mubarak: he has agreed to step aside in September after elections for a successor, and to the extent that the protesters were trying to get rid of the president, they have (almost certainly) succeeded.
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After weeks of protests against his reign, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was expected set to step down this morning. But while celebrations erupted in Tahrir Square, the people were quickly disappointed to learn through a pre-recorded speech that he intends to stay in power until the next election.
While he did announce some changes in how Egypt will be ruled, he is clearly intending to cling to power. The world’s jubilation that he was cowing to pressure was shortlived indeed.
For all the latest, including links to live feeds from Tahrir Square, Twitter feeds, picture galleries and background, head to news.com.au.
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monkeytypist says:
@Michelle “Bleeding heart”! Gosh! Well firstly, I think our own democracy could use some substantial clearing out of ideological baggage, like state funding going to school chaplains, the locking up of refugees in flagrant violation of basic human rights, etc. So it’s pretty imperfect. And I have no illusion that… Read more »
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Considered says:
America has been the worlds police force for far too long. The UN should have taken over this role ages ago. Should the imperialistic evil that manifested itself in WWII reappear, you would do well to have America there to defend democracy. What is the alternative for Australia when it… Read more »
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