EU Urges Morsi to Respect Egypt's Democratic Process

إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية W460

The European Union on Friday urged Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to respect the democratic process after he assumed sweeping powers decried by the opposition as dictatorial.

"It is of utmost importance that democratic process be completed in accordance with the commitments undertaken by the Egyptian leadership," a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in a statement.

Morsi must ensure the separation of powers, the independence of justice, the protection of fundamental freedoms and the holding of democratic parliamentary elections "as soon as possible", said spokesman Michael Mann.

Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi vowed Friday to press forward after he assumed sweeping powers decried by the opposition as dictatorial.

"No one can stop our march forward... I am performing my duty to please God and the nation and I take decisions after I consult with everyone," the official MENA news agency quoted him as saying.

Comments 1
Thumb chrisrushlau 23 November 2012, 18:35

His getting rid of Mubarak's judges--let us compare it to if Lebanon got rid of its US (Israeli) security backers.