Le Monde on Morsi -- new president of Egypt

I'm not going to translate, but I will summarize some important facts from the article.

Mohammed Morsi is the first civilian president of Egypt since 1952. He was the Muslim candidate but has now promised to be the "president of all Egyptians."

Morsi, aged 60, holding a degree in engineering (not sure about this because "ingenieur" could might encompass fields we might not consider to be engineering&quot from an American university, received 51.73 % of the votes, and Ahmad Chafiq got 48.27 %.

So that you know that these are not my words but those of Le Monde:

M. Morsi, qui a affirmé pendant sa campagne être le candidat de la "révolution", a commencé son discours par un hommage aux quelque huit cent cinquante personnes tuées pendant le soulèvement. Il faut que la "révolution continue jusqu'à la réalisation de tous ses objectifs", a-t-il dit. Le président élu s'est aussi engagé à "préserver les traités et chartes internationaux" signés par l'Egypte. Parmi les principaux engagements internationaux du pays figurent les accords de paix avec Israël conclus en 1979. M. Morsi a aussi déclaré vouloir développer les relations de l'Egypte avec l'Iran, afin d'assurer "l'équilibre stratégique de la région".

M. Morsi, who asserted during his campaign that he was the candidate of the revolution began his speech by paying his respects to the around 850 people killed during the uprising. It is necessary that the "revolution continue until all of its objectives have been achieved," he said. The president-elect has promised to "preserve the international treaties and carters" signed by Egypt. Among Egypt's principle international agreements are the peace treaties with Israel concluded in 1979. Mr. Morsi also declared that he wants to develop Egypt's relationship with Iran in order to insure "the strategic balance in the region."

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If I understand the article correctly and if the article is accurate, the military will invest the executive power in Mr. Morsi by the end of the month, but the legislative power has been taken over by the military for the moment, and the military will also have a right of review as to the new constitution.

The Muslim Brotherhood intends to continue to hold Tahrir Square until the military hands legislative powers over.

In a note at the end, Le Monde states that President Obama has congratulated Mr. Morsi on his election.

I don't know to what extent this information is in our news. I don't think I have read this on DU. Le Monde is a respected French newspaper.

http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2012/06/25/l-islamiste-mohamed-morsi-s-engage-a-etre-le-president-de-tous-les-egyptiens_1723866_3212.html

A little more detail on Mr. Morsi's personal history:

Born in 1951 in Sharqiya on the Nile delta, Morsi studied engineering at Cairo University before pursuing a doctorate at the University of Southern California. He was an assistant professor at California State University, Northridge in the early 80s. His children were born there and hold US citizenship.

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His loyalty to the Brotherhood is unquestionable, and a Morsi presidency would see an extension of Brotherhood policies, especially in implementing its 12-year economic Renaissance project. After the goings-on of the past few weeks the Brotherhood is adopting a more conciliatory approach to other political forces. In a recent press conference Morsi implied that he would attempt to rule by consensus and talked of Egypt being a "civil and democratic" state. He has also promised that his cabinet would reflect national consensus and his premier would be an independent national figure not affiliated with the Brotherhood.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/24/profile-mohamed-morsi

I apologize if this information has already been posted on DU.