Military-backed government may face similar fate as former President Mohamed Morsi

Another Ousting?

With former President Mohamed Morsi now in prison the military backed government is now charged with restoring peace back into Egypt. Gen. el-Sisi, Egypt's current leader, was denounced last week by "young leftists and other revolutionary activists who have struggled to find their voice" since the ousting of President Morsi. The new government is to hold democratic elections sometime in the upcoming year, but as to whether those elections will be just and fair has yet to be determined. The protesters marched to Tahrir Square, a symbolic place for the Egyptian people since the revolution began in 2011, and chanted "Down with military rule!" Although the protest consisted of a small number of Egyptians, the protesters were "galvanized by anger and marching under the banners of slain comrades on Tuesday, [they] tried to offer an alternative in Egypt’s sclerotic political scene..." 

Although this particular protest was small, whose to say it won't develop into a much larger scale protest that could potentially oust el-Sisi just as he, along with the people, ousted Morsi? If the current government is not careful about how it handles the transition back into a so called democratic government lead by the people, el-Sisi could be the one siting in a prison cell by next year. Should the people oust the military from power and take control of Egypt, or should they wait until the elections and see how the transition will play out? To prevent further bloodshed the Egyptian people should halt any further demonstrations and allow the elections to take place. Once that has happened the people can then decide what course of action to take and what direction to head in with the newly elected government officials. This could potentially mean completely removing the military from the Egyptian government, politically of course. A slow process, yes, but a less costly one as well. 

By Jonathan Munoz


Sources

Fahim, Kareen. (2013, November 19). Small Protest in Tahrir Square Restores Dissent to Cairo's            Heart. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/