Egypt dissidents eager to avoid ‘new pharaoh’ focus 02/20/2011

Egypt dissidents eager to avoid ‘new pharaoh’

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02/20/2011
CAIRO — Egypt’s uprising managed to decapitate an authoritarian system, but the regime’s arms stretch far and wide, leaving many anxious to avoid another “pharaoh” during a critical transition period.

The nationwide protests that erupted on Jan. 25 drove strongman Hosni Mubarak from power and saw a new military leadership assume what it says is temporary control over the Arab world’s most populous nation.

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has vowed to pave the way for democracy in a transitional period of six months, leading to parliamentary and presidential elections following key constitutional changes.

But many have questioned whether six months is long enough and whether the proposed reforms go far enough in removing what the opposition describes as the “god-like” powers granted to the president..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110220com3.html