A profile of Dr. Mostafa El Sayed Mosaad, the minister of higher education who was responsbile for the education platform of President Morsi.
On June 24, Egyptian President-Elect Mohamed Morsi released his plan for his first one hundred days in office, outlining five major themes that he wants to concentrate on during these one hundred days.
On Sunday, June 24, Egypt’s Higher Electoral Commission released the results of the presidential election, which had been held on June 16 and 17. Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi was named the winner.
Marina Ottaway writes that the fact that Morsi’s victory was allowed to stand marks a major change in Egypt, but it is only one step in a process of transformation that will take time, be punctuated by many acrimonious battles, and in the end may not lead to democracy.
Despite the deeply problematic results of the first round of Egypt’s presidential elections, there is reason for optimism because the democratic spirit that seems to have struck deep roots in the society may still ensure that when everything that could go wrong does go wrong, the country can still recover.
Marina Ottaway says the result of the first round of Egypt’s presidential election was the worst possible outcome: it is the prelude to the direct confrontation between the old regime and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Egyptian presidential candidates and front-runners Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh and Amr Moussa participated in a televised presidential debate on May 10 that touched on a wide array of domestic and foreign policy issues.
With Egypt’s transition to democracy in some doubt, the presidential election is hugely important. But without a new constitution in place, a new battle could be looming on the horizon as the president’s powers are likely to be reduced during his term.
Platforms for new front-runners Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, former Foreign Minister Amr Moussa, and the moderate Islamist Abdel Moneim Abou Futtouh who was ousted from the Brotherhood because of his presidential run.
The decision to abandon its pledge not to run a presidential candidate is a strong indication of the the Brotherhood’s conversion to a fully political logic.