Egypt's political situation still inflaming since revolution
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Tens of thousands of Egyptian protestors flood to Cairo's center Tahrir Square Tuesday to join a million-people rally against the new constitutional declaration issued by President Mohamed Morsi Thursday, in a scene uncovering the reality that the political situation in Egypt is still inflaming and no longer at ease.
A few months after selecting their president via transparent elections, Egyptians come back to Tahrir Square, crying for their dream of freedom and development.
Dubbing the rally as "the revolution will be protected by the Egyptians", most of civil and liberal forces took part in the protest, including the April 6 movement, Revolutionary Youth Coalition, Free Egyptians Party, Wafd Party, and Kefaya movement, along with other liberal and leftist groups.
The protestors meant to protest the new constitutional declaration issued by Morsi who claimed that it is to protect the achievements of uprising in last year.
The new declaration ruled that all laws, decrees and constitutional declarations issued by the president since coming to office on June 30, 2012, are final and unchallengeable by any body, while it will not lead to reinstate the People's Assembly.
"We make this rally to say we didn't make the 25th revolution to reach the result of electing a president who has the whole powers," said Ramy Swissy, spokesman of the April 6 movement.
Titling the President's decisions as "revolutionary", presidency spokesman Yasser Ali said there is no judicial body entitled to dissolve the Shura Council (upper house) or the Constituent Assembly.
"Current Constitutional Assembly is dominated by the Islamists and all the liberal and civil forces withdrew from it, so I wonder why the president is keen on keeping it. The constitution should be shared by the entire Egyptian factions," he added.
The main rally is in iconic Tahrir square, but some gatherings can be found near this area in Mohamed Mahmoud street, where the Interior Ministry lies, and in the Simon Bolivar street where the American Embassy lies.
"Be happy Mubarak, Mursi is following your footsteps", the protestors chanted.
"The Islamic project broke Somalia, divided Sudan, ripped Gaza, and now it is dividing Egypt, we are warning against division," read a placard lifting by some protestors.
About 200 meters far from the protestors gatherings, one can smell the teargas bombs that the security forces use to dismantle the protestors. The nearer to the square, the more likely to be suffocated from the teargas, unless you wear a mask.
"We don't fear the teargas as we became used to it since the revolution, and we know the first aid measure should be taken amid the teargas suffocation, like washing the face with some soda," Sarah Abdel Hady, 25, told Xinhua.
"I and all my friends are in the rally to say no for the old regime's return resembled in the new constitutional declaration," she said, adding that they are preparing their tents to sit in if there is no reply from the president.
Despite moving on a wheel chair, Hedaya Mohamed, 57 was keen on sharing the demonstrations. "I'm here because I feel a change but for worse not for better conditions, and the worse conditions increased by the declaration that ignores the will of the Egyptian people."
"I think if Morsi won't relent, the demands will increase to reach sacking the current Prime Minister, then to topple him," she said.
"Down with the Constitutional Declaration, down to the Muslim Brotherhood's leader rule," protestors chanted.
Sporadic clashes erupted in the Simon Bolivar street between the protestors and the security forces as the protestors stoned the security personnel, while they replied them with tear gas.
"By this declaration Morsi doesn't protect the revolution but he destroys it," Mohamed Abou al-Ghar, Head of Egypt's Social Democratic Party said. "By this rally we want send the Muslim Brotherhood a message of they don't have the majority support in Egypt as they claim," he added.
"Take off the beard, you will find Mubarak's face is underneath, " protestors chanted.
Meanwhile, demonstrations arranged by the Muslim Brotherhood swept the governorates like Alexandria and Suez. "Islam is the solution, its is the God's Shariaa," "Oh, our president Morsi, we are standing by you," protestors chanted.
Recent clashes between the protestors and the security forces from one hand, and the supporters and opponents of the constitutional declaration from the other hand have killed two and injured several hundreds of people.
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