Thursday, June 27, 2013

Egypt's President Reviews His First Year In Office

Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi shout slogans and hit the screen with their shoes as he speaks to the nation, in front of the Ministry of Defense in Cairo June 26, 2013. REUTERS-Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Morsi: Divisions Threaten To Paralyse Egypt -- Al Jazeera

Egyptian president reviews his first year in office and expresses concern over current political polarisation.

Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi has said that the polarised state of the country's politics was threatening democracy and could plunge the nation into chaos.

In an address to the nation from Cairo on Wednesday, he acknowledged that he made errors but also blamed unspecified "enemies of Egypt" for damaging the democratic system that sprung out of the uprising of 2011.

"Political polarisation and conflict has reached a stage that threatens our nascent democratic experience and threatens to put the whole nation in a state of paralysis and chaos," said Morsi.

"The enemies of Egypt have not spared effort in trying to sabotage the democratic experience," he added.

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More News On Egyptian President Morsi's Speech Reviewing His First Year In Office

Egypt's President Morsi warns unrest risks paralysis -- BBC
Egypt's Leader Warns of 'Chaos' as Protests Loom -- Wall Street Journal
Morsi: Political division threatens Egypt's democracy -- NBC/Reuters
Mursi offers constitution change before protests -- Reuters
Egypt president defends 1st year in speech -- AP
Morsi Says Polarized Politics Threaten Democracy -- Voice of America
Mursi Says Reforms Needed Before Polarization Paralyzes Egypt -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Divisions could paralyse Egypt: Morsi -- The Australian
Morsi rails vs. Egypt 'enemies' -- Investors.com

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