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Tamarod’s arrogance might lead to its division

The request by Egypt’s Tamarod movement to form a political party was rejected due to missing information that the movement did not provide, thinking its position in the political scene before June 30 was enough to get its demands met.
A woman walks past graffiti depicting riot police near Tahrir Square in Cairo June 23, 2013. The "Rebel!" alliance is campaigning to force President Mohamed Mursi to resign. Mursi's opponents say they have gathered about 15 million signatures - more than the 13 million votes that elected Mursi a year ago - on a petition calling on him to step down. The Arabic text reads, "Freedom for all prisoners locked our brothers in prison" (R) and "Tamarod (meaning 'Rebel!" alliance'), beginning of the end". REUTERS/Am
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On Dec. 3, Egypt's Political Parties Affairs Committee rejected the application submitted by the Tamarod movement to form its party. The committee requested the movement to reformulate its bylaws and financial regulations in accordance with Article 5 of the political parties law, and to send the file to the first chamber of the Supreme Administrative Court. This decision raised questions about the movement’s efficiency and presence, and most importantly, whether the harmony between Tamarod and the current regime has ended or not.

Since the emergence of the Tamarod movement on the Egyptian political scene on April 23, 2013, it drew a lot of attention and remained in the spotlight even after June 30. Talks were still ongoing about its future and fate, especially after it accomplished what the people perceived as its main, initial task that was to topple Mohammed Morsi’s regime. Thus, Tamarod was similar to other youth movements, which were formed based on a specific mission whose accomplishment led to the division or the disappearance of those movements.

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