The people of Egypt, drawing inspiration from what is popularly known as the “Orange Revolution’ in Tunisia has ousted the authoritarian regime of Hosni Mubarak. Cairo has been liberated from its dictator of thirty years. Though the whereabouts of the former President is not clear, people have begun to disperse from the Tahrir Square after nineteen days of unprecedented protest.
The military has dissolved the present parliament and suspended the Constitution The Military Council of Egypt’s military has taken over the administration for the time being declaring that it will rule the country until elections are held and a civilian democratic government takes over. It is reported that election would be held in September. Let’s wait and watch the developments.
Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq said that the government’s priority is to restore peace and normalcy in the country. “We need to bring back a sense of security to the Egyptian citizen” he said.
Mohamed ElBaradei, who was with the International Atomic Agency till recently is the prominent person who encouraged people to protest. However he has not been able to rise to the occasion and lead the people. He is often described these days as the releuctant revolutionary. On 28th January he offered his prayers out side the mosque in Cairo and dared the water cannons of the riot police.
All the parties in the country have great responsibilities in the coming days. If they are not able to forge some sort of alliances and form a responsible government the country could slip into chaos.
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