The last time Egypt’s army seized power, in 1952, it promised a Democracy. Instead, the Egyptian people got six decades of autocracy. However, back in February, Egyptians were overjoyed when the army fired Mubarak and promised democracy once again.
It has been eight months since the revolution, and the Egyptian army has still not fulfilled its promise of Democracy. The Egyptian people think that the army is “dragging its boots”.
However, the people’s doubts could be somewhat overblown. The senior military officers who make up Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces have been making some strides towards Democracy.
The Egyptians wish that their road to democracy was as quick and simple as Tunisia’s. The generals’ stalling has made many Egyptians paranoid about the possibility of “Mr. Mubarak’s people” coming back to power.
Egypt’s seven leading presidential hopefuls have “teamed up” to confront the generals and demand that they begin implementing democratic changes to the government.
Although the generals have tried to project an image of confidence and stability, their delayed actions have contributed to the general atmosphere of doubt that pervades Egypt. In addition, their leadership has done little to help fix the broken Egyptian economy.
http://www.economist.com/node/21531469
Andrew Elam
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