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Protests Move From Tahrir To Presidential Palace

The migration of Egyptian protests from Tahrir Square to the presidential palace marks an evolutionary step for Egypt’s opposition movement, writes Stephen Kalin for Al-Monitor.
A boy leans against a newly built barrier, in front of soldiers standing guard outside the Egyptian presidential palace in Cairo December 9, 2012. A concession offered by President Mohamed Mursi failed to placate opponents who accused him on Sunday of plunging Egypt deeper into crisis by refusing to postpone a vote on a constitution shaped by Islamists.   REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih  (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A new microbus route runs between a public transport hub in downtown Cairo and the presidential palace in the suburb of Heliopolis, where for the past week demonstrators have staged the largest demonstrations since Mohammed Morsi assumed the presidency in July.

 A middle-aged protester boarding that bus line at the palace late Thursday night asked, “Where are we going tomorrow? Here or Tahrir?”

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