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Old 07-03-2013, 06:17 PM   #24
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They didn't just oust Mursi, the constitution is also suspended.

The army is saying a lot of right things:
- promising a quick new parliamentary elections
- a new broadly inclusive panel will be formed to plan the new constitution; some youth organizations are also invited

The second largest muslim party, the ultra-religious Nour and the leaders of the Christian and moderate islamic groups have given their backing to the armies actions.

TV channels backing Mursi have also been silenced.

The Muslim brotherhood has been left pretty much alone and somewhat isolated. I guess radicalization is to be expected from their part.

Head of the supreme constitutional court Adly Mansour will serve as interim president. He was actually appointed to his current position by Morsi. Also, on top of serving the the civil and criminal courts, has also served in the religious courts that deliver fatwas. Trained in France (Ecole Nationale de l'Administration, unsurprisingly). However, he is mostly an unknown character in Egypt, and my random guess would be that he's not a person of strong political convictions.

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