After 16 months, Egyptian military council transitioned to civilian government. The Voters had an option to choose between two faces of the past: Ahmed Shafik, a former air force general and stalwart of former President Hosni Mubarak who promised to restore order and thwart the rise of an Islamist theocracy, or Mohamed Morsi, a veteran of the once-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood campaigning as a defender of the revolution against a return of the Mubarak-era autocracy.
It was the first time a new leader was being elected in Egypt’s history by the people. US and other countries welcomes this decision. The long ruler Hosni Mubarak was remove after a revolution a new change and future was in the hands of the people. Below is a video of interview done by Francesco Rulli with Ambassador Mohamed Sacirbey.
The US which was a supporter of Mubarak earlier, acknowledged people movement and supported the Egyptian people choice to go for a new elected leader for moving towards a genuine democracy.
But though the Egyptian Revolution may be over, or perhaps more accurately it is trying to find the way to move ahead to genuine freedom, democracy and openness. Still there are many forces pulling Egypt right and left, forward and backward. Below is a video on the Conference on Media Freedom jointly sponsored by Egyptian, United Nations (UN Alliance of Civilizations) and other international institutions (Amre Moussa of Arab League speaks + Anna Lindh Foundation) that was held this week in Cairo to further development and standards for free media.
Still the solution to people revolution seems to be distant. Recently when people across world where mourning the deaths of innocent children in American and China, Egyptian where voting for a constitution. The violent protests before this voting was reminiscent of the days during ouster of 'Hosni Mubarak'. Even the Egyptian military which played a major role in transitioning from Mubarak to the new government requested people to maintain peace.
After the new government was formed, the run-up to the referendum on a new draft constitution has been marked by often violent protests in which at least eight people have died. The Muslim Brotherhood called for the rally after a violent confrontation between Islamists and the liberal.The constitution is backed by President Mohamed Mursi and his Islamist allies as a vital step in Egypt's transition to democracy almost two years after the fall of Hosni Mubarak.The opposition, facing defeat in the referendum, has called for a "no" vote against a document it views as leaning too far towards Islamism.
Only less than third of voters turned out for the first stage of the referendum on a constitution needed for Egypt's future.the turnout for this election was the second lowest since Mubarak's fall in last year's popular uprising. The low turnout also raises the question whether Egyptians are tired of the various uprisings that has characterized the country since the ouster of Mubarak's.But the biggest question is that people who had done such a popular uprizing themselves are not united. It is hard to say why? But surely Egyptians would not like a failed or unstable country. They have to rise to make their country more stable.
