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Power in Egypt to shift to military

Politics Materials 1 February 2011 22:46 (UTC +04:00)

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

After the overthrow of President Mubarak, the power in Egypt will shift to military, said a former analyst for Turkish intelligence.

"The fall of Mubarak's government is inevitable. Immediately after its fall, the power will not shift to either Islamists or ElBaradei, but directly to the military," Mahir Kaynak said by telephone from Istanbul.

The most massive anti-governmental protests took place in Egypt and some other Arab countries over the last decade. Thousands of people in different cities all over the country went into the streets calling for resigning President Hosni Mubarak and dissolving the parliament. Fearing a Tunisian scenario, Egyptian authorities dispersed the protesters with tear gas. Following two days of riots over 1,000 demonstrators were arrested. Roughly 150 people died, more than 400 people were injured during the riots. The protesters do not conceal that the so-called "Jasmine" revolution in Tunisia was the example for them. It occurred on January 14. A new government was formed. President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was forced to leave the country.

President Hosni Mubarak late on Friday announced the resignation of the government and promised on Saturday to form a new Cabinet.

According to analyst, after the coup in Egypt, a similar situation will repeat in Syria and Iran.
"America can not control the government of Damascus, and this will lead to that coup will happen in Syria with the U.S. assistance," said Kaynak.

Syrian President Bashar Assad, fearing a repetition of Egyptian events, held some reforms in the economy on Tuesday.

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