Thursday 10 February 2011

7. Mubarak Steps Down, Ceding Power to Military



President Hosini Mubarak of Egypt resigned his post and turned over all power to the military on Friday, ending his nearly 30 years of autocratic rule and bowing to a historic popular uprising that has transformed politics in Egypt and around the Arab world. The streets of Cairo exploded in shouts of “God is Great” moments after Mr. Mubarak’s vice president and longtime intelligence chief, Omar Suleiman, announced during evening prayers that Mr. Mubarak had passed all authority to a council of military leaders.


In my opinion, Mr. Mubarak did a good choice for ceding sort of power to military in this kind of time. In facet, he according to the constitution will be partly handed over power vice President, he himself not quit the presidency, and says the requirement of constitutional partially modify, involving the nomination, presidential term, etc. Meanwhile, in his speech he reiterated that he won't leave Egypt, but will "died in Egypt on the land." According to this sentence, I think Mr. Mubarak will com back in the right time, when Egypt is getting better. Egypt was going through a hard time, so this country really needs a fair election to select a nice president to let Egypt going better and better.




http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/12/world/middleeast/12egypt.html?_r=1&hp

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