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December 27, 2012

Morsi Calls for Unity After Constitution Takes Effect; Opposition Plans New Protests 
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Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has made a renewed call for national
dialogue following the enactment of Egypt's new constitution. In his
first national address since signing the constitution into law, Morsi
called for unity in the aftermath of the country's divisive referendum.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi: "Because of this result, in order to
build the nation we must all come together, which is why dialogue has
become a necessity we cannot do without. We all seek within this
framework a dialogue on national unity over issues we face in the
future."

Morsi spoke after Egypt's Upper House of Parliament held its first
session following the constitution's passage. Egyptian opposition
leaders have vowed to continue their protests against Morsi, calling the
constitution process unfair and too skewed toward Islamist rules. At a
news conference, a National Salvation Front spokesperson called for a
new demonstration on January 25th, the second anniversary of the
Egyptian revolution.

Hussein Abdel Ghani: "The Front reiterates its rejection of the current
formation of the Upper House of Parliament, and the politics of
distributing bribes, and the spoils of battle, and the insincere
dialogue that has now been taking place for some time at the presidency,
and which is a dialogue through submission that lacks the minimum amount
of seriousness. In this regard, the Front calls upon the people in their
revolutionary spirit, to protest in force against the legitimacy of this
constitution on the second anniversary of the great 25th of January
revolution in the revolution's capital of Tahrir Square."

 

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