Egypt hit by new wave of protests as military postpones election

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Source: The Guardian

Egypt's first democratic parliamentary elections look set to be postponed until November, amid a growing standoff between the ruling military council and protesters who believe their revolution is being betrayed.

The vote was initially scheduled to take place in September, causing concern among many nascent political parties who claim they have not had enough time to prepare since the fall of the former president Hosni Mubarak in February, which ended more than half a century of one-party rule.

Many activists argue that an early poll would only benefit those forces which already boast a strong organisational capacity – namely the Muslim Brotherhood and local remnants of Mubarak's NDP party – and some have called for a new constitution to be written before any parliamentary ballot takes place.

This week, against a backdrop of nationwide protests against its handling of the post-Mubarak transition period, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) acknowledged for the first time that a delay in elections might be necessary.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/13/egypt-protests-military-postpones-election

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2. the February Revolution deposed the monarchy; the October Revolution took out the system itself

hmm.

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3. Militaries like being in power. No more serving at the CIC's whim.

Even if elections are held...The military may remain the true power in Egypt.