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Analyst: President Mubarak will have to leave Egypt

Politics Materials 1 February 2011 13:32 (UTC +04:00)
The situation in Egypt is complicated and will lead to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak having to flee the country, a Syrian analyst believes.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.1 / Trend A. Tagiyeva /

The situation in Egypt is complicated and will lead to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak having to flee the country, a Syrian analyst believes.

"Mubarak will not be able to monitor the situation in the country, and, despite support from the West and the United States and holding reforms, he will be forced to leave the country together with his supporters," Middle East analyst Husni Mahalli told Trend over the phone from Istanbul.

Large-scale anti-governmental protests are ongoing in Egypt. Thousands of people in different cities across the country have taken to the streets demanding Mubarak's resignation and the dissolution of parliament.

Concerned about a repeat of the Tunisian scenario, the Egyptian authorities dispersed the demonstrators with tear gas. As a result of several days of unrest, several thousand protesters were arrested. On Sunday, the mass protests continued in Cairo and other Egyptian cities. The disorders have been accompanied by robberies and arson. Over 150 people have died and thousands have been wounded.

Mubarak announced the government's resignation late on Friday and vowed to form a new cabinet on Saturday.

The protesters have stated that the so-called Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia served as an example for them. It occurred on Jan. 14. A new government was formed and President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was forced to leave the country.

Despite the fact that Egypt's Christian population also opposed Mubarak, Patriarch Shenouda III, the head of the Coptic Church of Egypt, stated on Monday that he fully supports Mubarak's government.

Mahalli said Mubarak's policy is aimed at approximation with the West and the Christian world. And it is not surprising that Patriarch Shenouda III supports Mubarak.

"The West and the United States believe that after Mubarak leaves, the Muslim Brotherhood could come to power in Egypt. And this will have a negative impact on Egypt's policy toward the Christian world. Therefore, it is not excluded that the statement was made by the order of the United States," he said.

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