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Orderly Transition In Egypt?

President Obama, speaking about the crisis in Egypt from the White House Tuesday night, said an "orderly transition" in Egypt "must begin now." Earlier Tuesday, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced he would not run for re-election. Ref. USAToday

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Oh, there were elections and he was elected each time with little to no opposition. However, people have become disenchanted with the corruption and as you can see high food prices while watching government officials and the president eating very well with plenty of money.

The interesting thing is that it was obvious that Mubarak would not get re-elected this time, so the announcement is somewhat just stating the obvious. The one thing Mubarak was trying to do was set his son up to replace him. That in and of itself was a bit irritating to the Egyptian people as his son hasnt exactly set the world on fire with is leadership and wisedom. The good thing is that Mubarak has acknowledged that he will step down (it seems pretty obvious that his son will not replace him) and he is calling for a peaceful and non-chaotic transfer of power. From some of the interviews and reports I have seen, it is at least striking a cord with some of the protestors. This is a great sign. If there is a little weakening, I think the momentum of the protest will die down a bit and Egypt can hand over power to a new president without a coup...which really shows a stable society.

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Seems that the people are not satisfied with him stepping down later, they want it done now but that will lead to chaos if there is no government in place at all.

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Bitter standoff in Cairo after six killed

A bitter and, by turns, bloody confrontation gripped central Cairo on Thursday as armed government loyalists fought pro-democracy protesters demanding the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak. Ref. Source 6

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There was a lot of breaking news sent out that Mubarak had resigned but this was later changed, see below:

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Egypt: Exchanging a Dictator for a Torturer
By James Ridgeway

The United States appears content to contemplate exchanging Hosni Mubarak for Egypt's new Vice President, Omar Suleiman, the Egyptian spy master--that is, one dictator for another-- to maintain the status quo. Of course, Israel must sign off on this deal. Ref. Source 6

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Yes, the continued protest are not a good sign. Honestly, I think that Mubarak needs to quicken the vote (a few months...not like next week) to change over the government. The people should be happy in that they are not getting his son and that they have been heard. However, having a vote before the candidates have had a chance to tell the people what they would do probably isn't going to end with the best candidate put into office. Egypt...take a few months and make sure you get the right person into office and not just the new dictator de jour.

Edited: Vincenzo on 9th Feb, 2011 - 6:24am

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Egypt's Mubarak 'may step down'

A senior member of Egypt's ruling party tells the BBC he is "hoping" that President Mubarak will soon make an announcement to step down. Ref. BBC