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During the past few days (June 29-30) a few important events
took place in Egypt. The first event took place in Tahrir Square on the 29th
of June, when President M. Morsi addressed hundreds of thousands of Egyptians
who were cheering for him. He took the first unofficial presidential oath,
where he emphasized that the people of Egypt are the real authority. He
stressed the fact that no other authority supersedes the people’s power and he
promised to serve them faithfully and complete the unfinished objectives of the
January 25th Revolution.
The second important event, which took place on June 30th,
where President Morsi took the official oath in front of the members of the
Egyptian constitutional higher court. After the oath, Morsi became the first
official freely elected president of the second Egyptian Republic. Egypt is entering a new stage of life under a
freely and democratically elected president who will be responsible to the
people who elected him.
The third important event was President Morsi addressing a
large group of governmental and non-governmental officials at Cairo University.
In his address, he expressed his appreciation at being elected to serve the
Egyptian people. He admitted that Egypt faces many challenges, economically,
politically and socially. He asked for the support of Egypt to progress and
assume its true role as a progressive and modern nation.
The president stressed the fact that Egypt will regain its
leading political role in the Arab world and Middle East region. He emphasized
the need for the Palestinians to regain their rights and for the blood shed to
stop in Syria. The president stressed that the security of the Arab world would
be part of Egypt’s security as well.
Furthermore, he emphasized that Egypt will respect all
agreements and treaties signed by previous Egyptian governments. Egypt will
cooperate with foreign powers, but will not permit foreign interferences in
Egyptian internal affairs.
In his address, President Morsi stressed his appreciation
and thanked the Egyptian armed forces for their protection of people and
support of the revolution.
On the national level, he promised to support social justice
for all and that he would not permit any discrimination against people based on
religious or ethnic affiliations. He said there would be equal treatment for
all, especially for women who have been deprived of it.
He also stressed the pressing need for educational reform
and more scientific research because it is the key to Egypt’s future
progress. Industrialization and tourism
need to be revitalized in order to create new jobs for the unemployed millions
of Egyptians.
President Morsi concluded his address at Cairo University by
asking for the support of his political opponents as a must in order for Egypt
to overcome the difficulties in the road ahead. President Morsi is a fighting
personality and will not give up easily.
The third official ritual on that day was the official
transfer of power from the hands of the Egyptian Higher Military Council to the
newly elected President Morsi. The official ritual was held at the Egyptian
Army Hikestep, where representative segments from the Egyptian army were
present at the military base. During that meeting, General Tantawi, who is the
head of the Armed Forces, performed the official ritual of transferring the
political leadership to the newly elected president as they promised
previously.
President Morsi thanked the Egyptian armed forces for their
commitment of protecting Egypt and its people. He also stressed his support of
the Egyptian army and its needs without any reservations. Such public support
removed the circulating negative rumors between the newly elected president and
members of the Egyptian Higher Military Council.
The new president seems to go to the extreme to accommodate
the military, despite the fact that briefly before his election, they stripped
the incoming president of many important political functions.
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