President Mohamed Morsi has been stripped of his power by the Egyptian
army and the constitution has been suspended, General Abdel Fattah
el-Sisi said in a statement. Egypt's chief justiceof the
constitutional court will become the interim president.
Protesters, who are against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, react in
Tahrir Square in Cairo July 3, 2013
Morsi has moved to an "undisclosed location," a presidential aide
said. Morsistated that he does not recognize the "military coup" and
called on Egyptiansto stand against it.
"The address of the president yesterday did not meet the demands of
the masses of the people," Sisi said adding the military held talks
with various groups throughout Wednesday to work out a roadmap
"putting an end to the state of division."
"The military's roadmap consists of dissolving the constitution and
holding early presidential elections," Sisi continued. He called for a
panel would review the constitution and a national reconciliation
committee which would include youth movements.
He said the roadmap had been approved by a range of political
groups.The time frame of the presidential and parliamentary elections
will be determined by an interim administration.
Egypt's Pope Tawadros, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt,
says the roadmap ensures security for all Egyptians and offers
political vision, local media reported.
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for Egypt's military
to"move quickly and responsibly to returnfull authority back to a
democratically elected civilian government."
In that statement, Obama also outlined the expectation that the
military would "ensure that the rights of all Egyptian men and women
are protected, including the right to peaceful assembly, due process,
and free and fair trials."
Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed El-Baradei said the Arab Spring
revolution has been relaunched by the announcemend of the
army-sponsored roadmap.
He added that the roadmap met demands for early presidential demandsas
called for by the liberal coalition. Egypt's second largest Islamist
group, the Nour Party, has also agreed to the army's roadmap.
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