INSAF MEDIA CELL Analysis Brief of Print Media Friday July 05, 2013 Editorial: Most of the newspapers mainly focus on the removal of Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi through a military intervention, which marks a new phase of public mobilisation in Egypt and is a step in the wrong direction. Army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on state television announced that the junta wants to “achieve the building of a strong Egyptian society that is cohesive and does not exclude anyone and ends the state of tension and division”. Mr Mursi, who was elected with popular vote a year ago and represents the influential Muslim Brotherhood made numerous mistakes and isolated himself through a set of policies and actions that enraged the popular opinion. His brief rule was viewed as divisive, incompetent and too heavy handed for a large number of citizens in the country. However, the real disappointment of Egyptians was related to the economy and the shrinking real incomes and scarcity of basic necessities such as fuel. Another critical factor impacting the events in Egypt has been the tacit Western support to the protests against Mr Mursi. Mursi, without consolidating his power base, took on the courts, the army, the police, the media and, therefore, opened multiple battle fronts, rather than concentrating on effective governance Anything else, and the door inches open for a far more dangerous non-democratic option. A failure of inclusivity triggered the Morsi downfall. This is a failure that the next Egyptian government must not repeat.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 05:21:09 +0000