Sharif Abdel Kouddous reports from Egypt on the country’s growing
political crisis. Former President Hosni Mubarak is on life support,
both candidates claim to have won last weekend’s election, and the
ruling military council has seized greater power. Official presidential
election results are not expected to be announced until Thursday. Tens
of thousands of Egyptians protested Tuesday night in Cairo’s Tahrir
Square in a rally called by the Muslim Brotherhood, expressing outrage
over the army’s decree late Sunday that it would seize all legislative
powers. "Right now the country has no constitution, no parliament, and
an incoming president that will have scant power," Kouddous says. "So,
really, the military council is controlling the key branches of state.
... [It’s] perhaps a fitting end to this nonsensical transition that
we’ve seen over the last 16 months."Video
Source: Democracy Now!
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