Although it has not yet been a year since the emergence of the Tamarod movement on April 26, 2013, the movement already looks mired in division and disintegration. Hamdeen Sabahi’s decision to run for the presidency has resulted in a state of division within the Tamarod movement in Cairo and across different provinces. Mahmoud Badr, one of the Tamarod’s founders, reiterated the movement’s support for the candidacy of Field Marshal Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the presidential elections. Meanwhile, Hassan Shaheen and Mohammed Abdel Aziz, two other founders, announced their support for Hamdeen Sabahi. Moreover, there are efforts within the movement aimed at turning it into a political party that enjoys some clout within the political scene, an idea that has caused great division within the movement itself.

This scene raises questions about the movement’s aptitude for cohesion as well as its impact on the future of Egyptian political life.

Tamarod is an Egyptian opposition movement that called for the withdrawal of confidence from former President Mohammed Morsi, for early presidential elections, and for a demonstration on June 30, 2013, which marked the one-year anniversary of Morsi coming to power.

Tamarod did not cease its activity after June 30, as it joined the campaign titled “Against American Aid,” in reference to the US aid granted to Egypt on a yearly basis.