*BREAKING NEWS* Egypt: Mubarak says will not run for presidency again
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[QUOTE]Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has said that he will not stand for re-election in September, as protests against his rule grow.
Speaking on state TV, Mr Mubarak promised constitutional reform, but said he wanted to stay until the end of his current presidential term.
The announcement came as tens of thousands rallied in central Cairo urging him to step down immediately.
The demonstration was the biggest since protests began last week.
The BBC's Jim Muir, among the protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, says the crowd erupted in jubilation after hearing the president's speech.
Egyptians are patient, he says, and may be prepared to wait for a few more months for his departure.
Mr Mubarak said he would devote his remaining time in power to ensuring a peaceful transition of power to his successor.
But he criticised the protests, saying what began as a civilised phenomenon turned into a violent event controlled by political cowards.
He said he had offered to meet all parties but there were political powers that had refused dialogue.
Leaders of the protests had called on Mr Mubarak to step down by Friday, when demonstrators were planning to march on the presidential palace.[/quote]
Source:
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12340923[/url]
What a brilliant article.
Read my edit.
I am not that surprised, are you?
Let's hope Egypt's next president does a better job.
Wait, pardon me if i'm uninformed, but what caused the Egypt Riots in the first place?
:airquote:Says he wont:airquote: Thats the thing.
[QUOTE=ironman17;27798954]Let's hope Egypt's next president does a better job.
Wait, pardon me if i'm uninformed, but what caused the Egypt Riots in the first place?[/QUOTE]
Ripple effect from Tunisian riots if I remember correctly.
[QUOTE=ohadje;27798941]Read my edit.[/QUOTE]
Well if you looked you'd realise that the BBC has a better article.
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12340923[/url]
Isn't this [i]obvious[/i]?
[QUOTE=ironman17;27798954]Let's hope Egypt's next president does a better job.
Wait, pardon me if i'm uninformed, but what caused the Egypt Riots in the first place?[/QUOTE]
1] Egypt is in a terrible social-economical situation, with high unemployment (around 9.7% according to official records, but you know how that is...) and high amount of poor people (with 17% of the population that make less than 2$ a day).
2]The influence of the Tunisia riots.
So basically he will not run in the next elections but he can still have control of the strings for whoever wins.
a[QUOTE=MachiniOs;27799009]Well if you looked you'd realise that the BBC has a better article.
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12340923[/url][/QUOTE]
Thanks.
The people of Egypt don't give a fuck if he doesn't run for presidency again, he wouldn't be elected.
They want him out of the country immediately and will probably be assassinated.
good god
so he has his men try to infiltrate the protests, masquerade as soldiers, and he completely disconnected the country from both cell phones and the internet, and his response to "Down with Mubarak" is "Okay, I won't run for relection. I promise."
How can this man be this fucking stupid with next to a million angry, armed people right in front of him?
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[QUOTE=HolyCrusade;27799722]The people of Egypt don't give a fuck if he doesn't run for presidency again, he wouldn't be elected.
They want him out of the country immediately and will probably be assassinated.[/QUOTE]
As if the "elections" were honest to begin with.
Well this is a shocker.
[QUOTE=Mr. Scorpio;27799724]good god
so he has his men try to infiltrate the protests, masquerade as soldiers, and he completely disconnected the country from both cell phones and the internet, and his response to "Down with Mubarak" is "Okay, I won't run for relection. I promise."
How can this man be this fucking stupid with next to a million angry, armed people right in front of him?
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As if the "elections" were honest to begin with.[/QUOTE]
we're talking about the same guy who earlier proposed he would kick everyone out except for himself. I hope they march to the Presidential palace or wherever he is and throw the bum out.
Sure to subdue the masses.
[QUOTE=Ali Legend;27800091]Sure to subdue the masses.[/QUOTE]
Maybe. Promises are nothing until fulfilled.
Of course he wont stand for President
He'll have been kneecapped by then
The dude's fucking 82 why can't he just step down? At least he want be remembered in history as being that bad if he did.
This is fairly good news. The people of Egypt obviously don't like him, and they are stepping up and making their voices heard. As long as he actually sticks to his word, that is.
I wouldn't have guessed.
Isn't enough.
As long as he lives, he'll have control over the elections in one way or another.
How long does he have left on his presidential term?
[QUOTE=HolyCrusade;27799722]The people of Egypt don't give a fuck if he doesn't run for presidency again, he wouldn't be elected.
They want him out of the country immediately and will probably be assassinated.[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure his elections are rigged anyway. What he will probably try to pull is a "I won't run, I promise!" then rig the elections to make it seem like the people want him back and say "oh well if it's what you want!" Or rig the elections in favor of someone he has connections with.
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[QUOTE=Micr0;27801479]How long does he have left on his presidential term?[/QUOTE]
Till September I think.
Yeah I'm not convinced that he's backing down.
[QUOTE=windwakr;27801584]I bet he's just doing this so the people will break up and he can get better control on them, then he'll take back what he said.[/QUOTE]
"It has come to my knowledge that, in it's current state, Egypt is unable to control itself and contain the state of chaos. To that end, I am assuming direct control of the government and suspending all elections."
Watch and wait.
The whole situation is a mess. The protesters could either bring democracy and freedom, or they could end up like Iran.
It would just be so much easier if he died of a heart attack or something before elections start, because there's a good chance he'll rig them to get another bastard in office.
[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;27802660]The whole situation is a mess. The protesters could either bring democracy and freedom, or they could end up like Iran.[/QUOTE]
I think this is why it's in the interest of the US and other western nations to at the very least speak out in support of the protesters instead of sitting on the damn fence.. All it does is foster resentment in the people and make it more likely that the next government will be anti-west.
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