Egyptian President Muhammad Mursi addressed the nation on Wednesday night upon the completion of a year as an elected president. The lengthy speech, that was longer than a couple of hours, was nearly a dreamlike piece of self-justifying verboseness packed with conspiracy notions and naive assurances. It was anticipated that the president would call for understanding amid constant political clatters that are prevailing in the country.
The opposition has been demanding from the president to either step down or to call for mid-term elections due to the swift worsening of the economy, the refugee situation and the upsurge in factional strains.
In my opinion, the collapse of fiscal and social pointers, and the waning of Egypt’s regional standing were a consequence of the president’s ineptitude and the focus of his party on dictating to the country instead of restructuring it. Masses were thwarted. As a substitute for uniting the people around the shared cause of rejuvenating Egypt, he was rebellious to the extent of egotism. He blamed everyone for trying to demoralize his authority. The high-ranking judges are unethical, the opposition leaders are paid agents and the media houses are possessed by shady business people who are out to get him. He seemed un-presidential as he talked about names of judges, politicians and businessmen, accusing them of dishonesty on national TV.
The despairing speaking was apparently Mursi’s last effort to head off the forthcoming marches on Sunday. The country presumes the protests to be larger than the one, which ousted Hosni Mubarak. Conveying his speech, Mursi seemed much more susceptible than Mubarak did on the night before his withdrawal. - Shaukat Naeem Ghumman, Riyadh
Mursi’s speech
