Egypt Government Resigns, Paving Way for Sisi to Presidency
Egypt’s government resigned on Monday, paving the way for army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to declare his candidacy for president.
After the July overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and subsequent crackdown on Islamists and libel, critics say Cairo’s military-backed authorities are turning the clock back to the era of Hosni Mubarak, when the political elite ruled in alliance with top businessmen.
“[The outgoing government] made every effort to get Egypt out of the narrow tunnel in terms of security, economic pressures and political confusion,” Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi said in a live nationwide speech.
The decision effectively opened the way for Sisi to run for president. “This [resignation] was done as a step that was needed ahead of Sisi’s announcement that he will run for president,” an Egyptian official said.
Sisi has unveiled a political roadmap meant to lead to elections after toppling Morsi following mass unrest against his increasingly arbitrary rule.
The presidential vote is expected within months.
This article appeared in print on page 2 of edition of Hamodia.
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