Egypt's New President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Sworn In

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi (Arabic: عبد الفتاح سعيد حسين خليل السيسي‎ ‘Abd al-Fattāḥ Sa‘īd Ḥusayn Khalīl as-Sīsī, IPA: [ʕæbdel.fætˈtæːħ sæˈʕiːd ħeˈseːn xæˈliːl esˈsiːsi]; born 19 November 1954) is the sixth and current President of Egypt.[1] He was an Egyptian military commander who was Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, as well as Minister of Defence, from 12 August 2012 until 26 March 2014.[2] As head of the armed forces, he played the leading role in ousting Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, following mass protests against Morsi and his government. El-Sisi was subsequently appointed as First Deputy Prime Minister, while remaining Minister of Defense. El-Sisi resigned from the military on 26 March 2014, announcing he would run for president in the 2014 presidential election.[2] The poll, held between 26 and 28 May 2014, resulted in a resounding victory for El-Sisi.[3]

Lets see how well this goes. Will this former military leader be the leader that Egypt's needs or will the people rise again in a years time? Three times a charm?

We shall see, stay tuned.

a reply to: Swills

Will this former military leader be the leader that Egypt's needs or will the people rise again in a years time?

The people have already started complaining about him. Also there will be no protests against him because he has made that illegal.

a reply to: buster2010

That's true, they were made illegal (not a good start) but if he's as bad as the last 2 presidents then law or not I have a feeling the Egyptian people will rise again.

Of course the Muslim Brotherhood's riot protests are to blame and Sisi took full advantage of it that and made protests illegal. Not a good start at all.

They put a sisi in charge of their country....how embarrassing.

originally posted by: rickymouse
They put a sisi in charge of their country....how embarrassing.

They are just following our lead .or do we just have a big ole crybaby. ?

I was in soho square, sharm el skikh last night. there was a concert to celebrate his win. the tourists were enjoying it, the locals who were keeping the floors clean, serving in the bars etc, didn't seem to be celebrating at all. I felt quite sick. I know very little about the political situation, however a community mood of joy surely would have been easy enough to pick up on?

a reply to: buster2010

He also got Israel's blessing. How odd is that?
I guess in a few months the people will probably go after him and his puppet cabinet.