Egypt’s Crisis Intensifies; More Demonstrations Expected
President Mohammed Morsi’s assumption of sweeping executive powers has provoked further confrontations and condemnations, with more demonstrations expected Sunday.
CAIRO _ The Muslim Brotherhood called on its members and supporters across Egypt to stage massive demonstrations on Sunday, Nov. 25, in support of President Morsi’s declaration that granted him unprecedented executive powers, while dozens of other political figures and parties declared a National Salvation Front and suspended all dialogue with the presidency until the declaration is annulled.
The Freedom and Justice Party, which Morsi chaired until he was announced president on June 28, published a statement applauding the declaration expanding his powers and granting him immunity from any state bodies, including the judiciary.
"The constitutional declaration fulfilled a lot of demands by popular and political powers that took part in the January 25 revolution to accomplish freedom, dignity and social justice,” said the statement published on Saturday together with calls for mass protests.
Dozens of political parties and revolutionary youth movements announced an open-ended strike in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to protest the declaration and called on the president to withdraw what they described as a “fascist, tyrannical constitutional declaration.”
