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June 17th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
“We need a proper administration now,” said Ahmed Abdulsamir, a
shopkeeper, reflecting the views of many Egyptians who say they are fed up
with political uncertainty.
The election has been fought amid allegations that the run-off was a
conspiracy between the army and the Brotherhood against liberals, none of
whose candidates won a run-off place, and of the dissolution of parliament
after a court ruling on Thursday.
The army went one step further on Sunday, announcing that legislative and
budget powers would be handed back to the Supreme Council of the Armed
Forces (SCAF).
SCAF will also issue new rules for the formation of the committee to draw up a
new constitution. That had also been in the hands of parliament.
The moves give the army the power to dominate the continuing political
transition whichever candidate is declared president. The result will be
formally announced on June 21 but is likely to be known by early Monday,
unless it is very close.
The army’s assertion of authority over the last week, denounced by many as a
coup, has furthered a campaign to boycott the election.
Collections of mobile phone photographs of spoiled ballots began to appear on
the internet yesterday.
“I’m too confused to choose from the criminal and the coward – I’m voting
for Tahrir Square,” wrote Viola Fahmy, an activist, above a picture of
her paper with a cross beside both names.
“The presidential election has proved beyond doubt that the revolution
was hijacked and excluded from the political scene, which has been seized
exclusively by the military and the Brotherhood.”
There were fewer queues outside polling stations than in either the
now-annulled parliamentary election or the presidential election’s first
round. Turnout in the latter was already low at 46 per cent.
The Brotherhood condemned the dissolution of parliament but has seemed to
acquiesce in the army’s power grab, saying it would continue to take part in
the election and would respect the result if Mr Shafiq won.
After its triumph in the parliamentary vote, when it won almost half the seats
and seemed on the verge of becoming Egypt’s dominant political force, it
appears happy to settle for second place.
Michael Wahid Hanna, an analyst with The Century Foundation, said the
Brotherhood had overplayed its hand by trying to seize control of
parliament, the constitutional committee and the presidency all at once, and
was now struggling in the face of the army’s backlash.
“They went for broke and lost everything,” he said. “It seems
that they are willing to scramble for the scraps that SCAF are willing to
give them.”
Others say the Brotherhood are playing a longer game, knowing their long
record of charitable support for the poor stands them in better stead than
taking responsibility for difficult political decisions.
Despite their persecution under 60 years of military rule, they have overseen
and benefited from a massive expansion of Islamic education and conservative
social practices such as the veiling of women.
Amr Hosni, a teacher standing outside the headquarters of a Brotherhood
charity, said that just by being able to compete for the presidency the
Brotherhood showed its new strength. “They are harvesting the fruit of
all their previous work in this election,” he said. “They planted
the seeds a long time ago.”
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