Morsi To Be Kicked Out By Egypt Army

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The Egyptian military has leaked details of its draft “roadmap” for the country’s future, which includes new presidential elections.

According to details given to the BBC, the plan would see the
suspension of the new constitution and the dissolution of parliament.

Clashes in Cairo between opponents and supporters of President Morsi killed seven people on Tuesday, officials say. The army warned on Monday that it would step in unless a solution was found.

Morsi criticised the ultimatum – which gave him 48 hours to find agreement with the opposition, and which expires around 16:30 (15:30 BST) on Wednesday – saying it “might cause confusion”. The president met the head of the armed forces, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, for a second consecutive day on Tuesday. They did not give any details of the talks, which also included Prime Minister Hisham Qandil.

Military sources told the BBC the president’s position was becoming “weaker” with every passing minute and suggested that under the draft plan, he could be replaced by a council of cross-party civilians and technocrats ahead of new elections.

Thousands of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square in central Cairo on Tuesday afternoon to demand Morsi step down. Waving flags, the crowds chanted slogans including: “The people have brought down the regime.” When several military helicopters flew ahead, they erupted in cheers.

Opposition supporter in Tahrir Square, Cairo (2 July 2013) As the Tamarod deadline approached, thousands of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square. Deadly clashes broke out between pro- and anti-Morsi activists at several points in the city, with the health ministry reporting casualties at hospitals in the north, south and centre of the capital.

More clashes have been reported across Egypt as leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood – the Islamist party to which Morsi belongs – urged their supporters on to the streets, reports the BBC’s Aleem Maqbool in Cairo.

Morsi was put under further pressure by the resignation of six
ministers from his government on Monday, including Foreign Minister Kamel Amr.

On Tuesday, the spokesmen for the presidency and the cabinet were also reported to have quit.

The UN high commissioner for human rights called on the president to engage in a “serious national dialogue” to end the political crisis, and said nothing should be done to undermine the democratic process.

On Sunday, millions of flag-waving supporters of Tamarod (Rebel) – the opposition movement behind the protests – rallied nationwide, urging the president to step down.

Eight people died as activists stormed and ransacked the Muslim Brotherhood’s Cairo headquarters on Monday.

And demonstrations that had been jubilant when the army’s ultimatum was interpreted as a coup-in-the-making turned increasingly confrontational throughout Tuesday. Morsi became Egypt’s first Islamist president on 30 June 2012, after
winning an election considered free and fair following the 2011 revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak.

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