News Coverage prepared for: The European Union delegation to Egypt

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1 News Coverage prepared for: The European Union delegation to Egypt Disclaimer: This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of authors of articles and under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of IPSOS or the European Union. 1

2 Thematic Headlines Domestic Scene Morsi Egypt s First Civilian President Mubarak Suffers Fresh Setback After Morsi Declared President Two Movements Announce Support for Morsi Tahrir Boiling with Joy over Morsi s Victory Shafiq Campaign Condemns SCAF Crisis on 1 st Day: Morsi Campaign Insists on Parliament Oath Mufti Congratulates Morsi on Win Tahrir Celebrates Morsi s Victory Morsi Declared Egypt s President The Day of Announcing the Election Results Muhammad Mursi President Mursi Resigns from the Freedom and Justice Ahmad Shafiq Congratulates Mursi 3 Deaths and Dozens of Injuries in Tahrir Celebrations Morsi Declared Egypt s New President Tantawi Congratulates Morsi Tahrir Celebrates Morsi s Victory El-Baradei Calls for National Unity Mosi is Officially Egypt s New President Morsi s 100-Day Plan 2

3 Newspapers (25/06/2012) Pages: 1 Author: many authors Muhammad Mursi President The High Presidential Elections Commission declared Muhammad Mursi first runner up in the presidential race. Mursi won with % for for Ahmad Shafiq. On its home page, al-ahram reported on cheerful celebrations in the different Egyptian governorates. Ahmad Shafiq s advocates were disappointed. Al-Ahram also reported shock in Tora Prison. With regard to the contestations, Head of the High Presidential Elections Commission Farouq Sultan declared that the forged ballots were confiscated before reaching the ballot boxes. He also said that preventing Cops in some Egyptian villages from voting was not proved. Results were canceled or amended in 100 polling stations out of 13 stations. 26 million, 420 thousand and 763 voters voted in the runoffs; they comprised %. Field Marshal Tantawi, head of SCAF and Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri congratulated Mursi. Political players in Egypt were content at the results and promised to cooperate. Demonstrators in Tahrir Square called for the revolution victims rights. Mursi gave a speech in which he said that Egypt was in need for unity, rejecting all conflicts. We will preserve the agreements and accords with all countries, Mursi said. 3

4 Mursi also promised to protect the national security in its Arabic and international dimensions. Al-Ahram reported on Mursi s speech on page 7. Al-Ahram also reported Egyptians celebrations. Similar news was reported in al-shurouk + The sit-ins in Tahrir Square will continue until fall of the Complementary Constitutional Declaration. 4

5 Pages: 3 Author: not mentioned Mursi Resigns from the Freedom and Justice Dr. Ahmad Abd al-ati, spokesman of Muhammad Mursi s campaign declared that by winning the presidential race, Mursi is considered resigned from the Muslim Brotherhood and it s the Freedom and Justice Party. 5

6 Pages: 3 Author: not mentioned Ahmad Shafiq Congratulates Mursi Mursi s competitor Ahmad Shafiq sent a telegram congratulating Mursi for his victory in the presidential race. Similar news was reported in al-shurouk, p. 3 6

7 Page: 1 and 4 Author: Not mentioned Morsi Egypt s First Civilian President Egypt will start a new phase in its history under the leadership of its first civilian president elected after the 25 January Revolution that brought down the regime of Hosni Mubarak. The High Presidential Elections Commission (HPEC) announced finally the results of the presidential elections and declared Mohamed Morsi, the candidate of the Freedom and Justice Party, the political offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, the winner. Morsi will be Egypt s fifth president and the first non-military one. HPEC Chairman Counselor Farouq Sultan announced that Morsi got 51.7% of the votes, while his rival Ahmed Shafiq won 48.3%. In terms of figures, Morsi garnered exactly 13,230,181 votes, while Shafiq got 12,347,380. 7

8 Page: 1 Author: Yousri el-badri Mubarak Suffers Fresh Setback After Morsi Declared President Ousted president Hosni Mubarak suffered a setback in his health immediately after knowing about the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi in the presidential elections, well-informed sources told Al-Masry Al-Yom newspaper. Mubarak did not watch the press conference held by High Presidential Elections Commission Chairman Counselor Farouq Sultan to announce the results of the runoff. But he asked his medical team who won in the elections and when they told him it was Morsi, his blood pressure rose. His two sons, Alaa and Gamal, were in shock and disbelief inside their cell prisons in Tora. They watched the press conference separately. 8

9 Page: 5 Author: Mahmoud Gawish and Ebtessam Taalab Two Movements Announce Support for Morsi The National Association for Change and the April 6 Youth Movement announced their support for president-elect Mohamed Morsi and urged him to fulfill his pledges. Coordinator of the National Association for Change Abdel-Galil Mostafa said he was happier with the downfall of Ahmed Shafiq in the elections. Morsi has a chance to correct all the mistakes made during the transitional period, especially the Complementary Constitutional Declaration and a law granting military police and military intelligence officers the right to arrest civilians, Mostafa said. Meanwhile, founder of the April 6 Youth Movement Ahmed Maher said Morsi s success was a step forward for the revolution. The revolution still has a long path ahead and would continue until the presence of all Mubarak s remnants were uprooted from all the state s institutions, Maher said. April 6 will be the first to oppose Morsi if he backtracks on his pledges, Maher said. 9

10 Page: 5 Author: Mohamed Refaat, Wael Mohamed and Essam Abu-Sadera Tahrir Boiling with Joy over Morsi s Victory Cairo s Tahrir Square was overwhelmed with feelings of rejoice and happiness after Mohamed Morsi was declared the winner of the presidential race. Morsi is the first civilian president to rule Egypt since The square was packed to the brim with the Muslim Brotherhood members and revolutionary powers, who celebrated side by side the news. Some played patriotic songs, while others fired fireworks to express their joy. 10

11 Page: 5 Author: Alaa Sarhan and Omar el-nayal Shafiq Campaign Condemns SCAF Supporters of presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq and members of his electoral campaign were in disbelief and shock after the High Presidential Elections Commission declared Mohamed Morsi the winner of the polls. Their chants before the news were the exact opposite of those made after the announcement. Before the news, they chanted the people and army are one hand, but ironically were afterward changed into Down, down, military rule. They even chanted slogans against the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and its chief Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi. A number of the supporters held chairs in the street and started hurling them on passing cars to express their anger and dismay over the results. fire. They tore down some of the banners of Morsi in a nearby square and set them on 11

12 Page: 6 Author: Ahmed Gomaa and Mostafa Abido Tahrir Celebrates Morsi s Victory Thousands of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square celebrated the victory of Mohamed Morsi in the presidential race. Marches kept wandering the square chanting down, down military rule. Five marches arrived in the square from Cairo University, Giza Square, Shoubra, Imbaba and Waraq to celebrate the news. 12

13 Page: 1 Author: Hussein Abdel-Halim and Tarek Roshdy Morsi Declared Egypt s President The High Presidential Elections Commission (HPEC) declared yesterday Muslim Brotherhood s Mohamed Morsi as Egypt s president. The official election results gave Morsi 51.7% of the votes against 48.3% for his rival, Ahmed Shafiq. The turnout was reported to be 51.6%. When the final announcement came, it instantly rippled through Tahrir Square, setting off fireworks, flag-waving and chants of "God is greatest". Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, SCAF Head, publicly sent his congratulations to Morsi. Military airplanes were flying above the Ministry of Interior premises when HPEC was announcing the results. CNN said that Shafiq s rejected challenges were enough to guarantee his winning over his rival Morsi if they were not rejected. Reuters said that Morsi s winning of the elections is a great achievement for Islamist parties. 13

14 Page: 1, 5 Author: Tarek Roshdy and others The Day of Announcing the Election Results Yesterday, the Ministry of Interior and the Armed Forces stepped up the security alert and imposed intensive security procedures and spread their forces to secure vital entities, banks and the ministry s premises. Calm spread in front of the Cabinet premises and governmental institutes witnessed a lot of chaos as the employees had to leave at 1:00 PM which led to a delay in the citizens requests. The Arab League premise was evacuated as well but the Stock Exchange and The Egyptian Museum kept working normally. Cabinet sources denied imposing a curfew after announcing the election results. Citizens were worried and rallied to buy all the goods they need in case security chaos spread after announcing the results. 14

15 Pages: 1, 2, 3. Authors: Hoda Abu Bakr, Eman Al-Beseily (and others). Morsi Declared Egypt s New President In the first free elections after the January 25 revolution, Head of the Presidential Elections Commission Senior Judge Farouk Soltan officially declared Dr. Mohamed Morsi Egypt s new president. He said Morsi has won the presidential elections with 51.73% of the votes ( votes), while his opponent Lieutenant General Ahmed Shafiq gained 48.27% ( votes). The number of valid votes was and the number of invalid or annulled votes was Senior Judge Farouk Soltan said the number of appeals filed by the two contenders was 456 and the commission thoroughly examined them and listened to the arguments of the lawyers of the two candidates. According to Soltan, the commission accepted some of the appeals and rejected others. The commission focused on two types of appeals which could have invalidated the results of some of the polling stations; the first is related to stuffing ballot papers in favor of one of the two candidates and the second is related to preventing Coptic Christians from reaching polling stations to cast their votes in Al-Minya governorate. The commission said that the number of pre-filled ballot papers was only 2154 and they were invalidated and eliminated from the final results. The second appeal related to preventing voters from reaching polling station was denied as the commission found no evidence on groups preventing voters from reaching polling stations and it has also found the number of voters during the runoff to be 2464 with a minor increase than the number of voters during the first round of elections which was Senior Judge Farouk Soltan said the number of invalid results of polling stations was only 100 out of polling stations. He said that violations and invalidated results of some of the polling stations did not affect the final results of elections. Soltan referred during the press conference to the harsh criticism leveled against the commission by some media channels and political forces. He reaffirmed the integrity of the commission and the neutrality of Egypt s judges. 15

16 Page: 3. Author: Safiya Hamdi. Tantawi Congratulates Morsi Head of the Supreme Council of Armed Forces Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi congratulated Dr. Mohamed Morsi on his presidential victory. Head of the General Intelligence Major General Morad Mowafi also congratulated Morsi in the name of all the intelligence staff. Prime Minister Dr. Kamal El-Ganzouri sent a telegram to congratulate Morsi on his victory in the presidential race, wishing him luck and success. According to a statement issued by the cabinet, El-Ganzouri expressed his hope that stability returns to the country. Informed sources told Al-Tahrir newspaper that Dr. Kamal El- Ganzouri will hold a meeting today to announce the government s resignation. El-Ganzouri s government witnessed serious deadlocks with the FJP-led parliament. During the parliament s last days, FJP deputies had declared they will boycott all the meetings with El-Ganzouri. 16

17 Page: 3. Authors: Yasmine El-Geyoushi, Fathi Mohamed (and others). Tahrir Celebrates Morsi s Victory With drums, dances and fireworks, Tahrir Square celebrated the victory of Dr. Mohamed Morsi, brining to minds the same celebrations which filled Tahrir Square after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. Immediately after the Presidential Elections Commission declared Dr. Mohmaed Morsi Egypt s new president and the loss of his opponent Ahmed Shafiq, Tahrir Square was full of joy and celebrations. Protesters confirmed they will remain in the square until the supplemental Constitutional Declaration, which limits the powers of the president, is eliminated. They chanted slogans such as As free revolutionaries, we will continue our journey, and Field Marshal; tell Sami Anan that the revolution is still alive in the square. The main stage of Tahrir Square declared that the sit-in will continue in Tahrir Square until the president assumes all its powers and the parliament return back to work. 17

18 Page: 3. Authors: Menna Sharaf El-Din, Raba Nour Al-Din (and others). El-Baradei Calls for National Unity Dr. Mohamed El-Baradei, co-founder of the Constitution Party, congratulated Dr. Mohamed Morsi for his presidential victory. He wrote on his official Twitter account that time has come for Egyptians to work to achieve national unity. Hamdeen Sabahy, former presidential candidate, issued a statement yesterday in which he congratulated Morsi on winning the elections. Our ethical and political alternative is to remain with the masses. As I have always been, I will remain with the lines of opposition while trying to unite revolutionary and secular forces to continue the goals of the revolution, Sabahy s statement said. Amr Moussa congratulated Morsi and wished him success in achieving national reconciliation. Also, Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, ex-contender, congratulated Morsi and called for uniting the efforts of all revolutionary forces to build Egypt s future. 18

19 Pages: 6 Author: many authors 3 Deaths and Dozens of Injuries in Tahrir Celebrations Like all Egyptian newspapers, al-shuroul reported on the results of the presidential runoffs and the reactions and celebrations in Egypt. Al-Shurouk reported that three people were killed in the demonstrations and celebrations in Tahrir while 21 were injured. 19

20 Page: 1. Author: Editor-in-Chief. Morsi is Officially Egypt s New President The results of presidential elections came to confirm what Youm 7 has published last Friday as the newspaper successfully predicted that the Presidential Elections Commission will declare Dr. Mohamed Morsi Egypt s new president. The newspaper exclusively published the types of appeals filed by the two contenders and published that the commission s decision will not be altered by those appeals. Despite of the fact that Youm 7 newspaper disagrees with the Muslim Brotherhood, but true principles of liberalism means we should respect the law and the general will of the people determined by their choice in the presidential elections. 20

21 Page: 4. Author: Ihsan Al-Sayed. Morsi s 100-Day Plan Egypt s elected President Dr. Mohamed Morsi determined a period of three months and 10 days to resolve the most critical issues in the country. He promised that the average citizen will begin to feel the change in the country after he adopts the 100-day plan. According to Morsi, the most critical problems Egyptians are facing in their everyday lives are: Traffic, security chaos, lack of hygiene, subsidized bread, and fuel crisis. He promised to implement plans to resolve these crises in order to improve the lives of citizens. He said the average citizen will witness a change under the first elected president since the January 25 revolution. 21

22 Page: 3 Author: Mohamed el-fiqqi and Mostafa Abdo Crisis on 1 st Day: Morsi Campaign Insists on Parliament Oath In what could be a harbinger for a crisis between president-elect Mohamed Morsi and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), the electoral campaign of Morsi is insisting that Morsi takes the constitutional oath before the elected parliament not before the Supreme Constitutional Court. Morsi should be sworn in before the People s Assembly, which was elected by the free will of the people, said campaign spokesman Yasser Ali. 22

23 Page: 6 Author: Diaa Abul-Safa Mufti Congratulates Morsi on Win Egypt s Mufti Ali Gomaa congratulated president-elect Mohamed Morsi on his victory in the presidential elections. Gomaa called on the people to unite and respect the results of the polls and work on rebuilding the country. He urged the people to support Morsi. 23

24 TV Coverage (24/6/2012) Program: Al-Gomhoreya Al-Thaneya Channel: Al-Hayat Host: LobnaAssal and SheriefAmer President Mohamed Morsi said he would separate between the judicial authority and the executive authorities. News Channel 2 State TV Time: 26:00:00 Dr. Mohamed Morsi is Egypt s new president. Similar news was reported in: Program: MisrTantakheb Al-Raees, Channel: CBC, Host: Lamis Al-Hadidy Program: Masr Al-Gadeda, Channel: Al-Hayat 2, Host: Moataz Al-Demerdash Program: Akher Al-Nahar, Channel: Al-Nahar, Host: Khaled Salah Program: 24 Hours News, Channel 1 State TV Mohamed Morsi vows to be the leader of all Egyptians. Similar news was reported in: Program: MisrTantakheb Al-Raees, Channel: CBC, Host: Lamis Al-Hadidy Program: Masr Al-Gadeda, Channel: Al-Hayat 2, Host: Moataz Al-Demerdash Program: Al-Gomhoreya Al-Thaneya, Channel: Al-Hayat, Host: LobnaAssal, and SheriefAmer Program: 24 Hours News, Channel 1 State TV Mohamed Morsi promises to abide by and keep all the international treaties. Similar news was reported in: Program: MisrTantakheb Al-Raees, Channel: CBC, Host: Lamis Al-Hadidy Program: Masr Al-Gadeda, Channel: Al-Hayat 2, Host: Moataz Al-Demerdash Program: Al-Gomhoreya Al-Thaneya, Channel: Al-Hayat, Host: LobnaAssal, and SheriefAmer 24

25 Program: Akher Al-Nahar Channel: Al-Nahar Host: Khaled Salah alone. Guest: Judge Al-Khodery said the upcoming president can t take the responsibility 25

26 Radio Coverage (24/6/2012 News Channel: Radio Masr Time: 25:00:00 Mohamed Morsi promises to be leader of all Egyptians. Similar news was reported in: Channel: Al-Shark Al-Awsat, Time: 23:00:00 News Channel: State Radio Time: 23:00:00 Dr. Mohamed Morsi is Egypt s new president. Similar news was reported in: Channel: Al-Shabab w Al-Reyada, Time: 23:00:00 Mohamed Morsi vows to abide by and keep all the international treaties. Similar news was reported in: Channel: Radio Masr, Time: 25:00:00 Channel: Al-Shark Al-Awsat, Time: 23:00:00 Dr. Mohamed Morsi will start to form his presidential team tomorrow. 26

27 Internet Coverage (25/6/2012) Facebook We Are All Khaled Saeed: Mohamed Morsi watching his address among the workers of the State TV building &type=1 Syrian revolutionaries change the Syrian flag on the Syrian embassy in the US with the independence flag &type=1 Egyptian cabinet Prime Minister Kamal el-ganzouri congratulated Mohamed Morsi over his victory in the presidential elections. The High Presidential Elections Commission declared Mohamed Morsi the president of Egypt. Muslim brotherhood Freedom and Justice Party Congratulates Mohamed Morsi on Winning Presidential Elections The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) offered its sincere congratulations to the Egyptian people on the completion of an important phase of the democratization process, and on Mohamed Morsi s win in the country s presidential elections and the position of President of the Republic. The FJP further offered its warmest wishes for the President-elect to have every success in his new role; and also called on the Egyptian people to unite behind him, so as to rebuild Egypt in a democratic mold, based on respecting citizenry and upholding the rule of law. Meanwhile, Mohamed Saad Katatni, Speaker of the People s Assembly (lower house of parliament), in a telephone conversation with Mohamed Morsi, congratulated him on his election as President of the Republic. Katatni offered the President-elect his wishes for success and hopes for him to overcome the crises currently experienced by Egypt, and a safe crossing over to security and stability 27

28 across Egypt, affirming the legislative institution s sincere desire for fruitful cooperation with the elected President for the benefit of the people and the homeland. Now where are all those people who kept telling us Shafiq will win and that SCAF is preparing for another kill? I wish we stop spreading these rumors. Members of Parliament should enter the building and hold their session. Now that we have an elected parliament and an elected president, SCAF should not have any domination over New on Arabist: Muslim Brotherhood Tallies and Keeping Egypt Honest Catching with morsi s speech I am saddened he mentioned many buy had nary a word for the khawagas. #snif New on Arabist: President Morsi (for sure this time.) I wonder if by the time. Fly back to cairo on Thursday Morsi s portrait will hang in every office and hall. I still is appointed as head of intelligence, not PM. Morsi says prez of all Egyptians. But will he be the president of all the kufar and khawagas In fact I'll probably have to start a new hashtag,#bsreasonsmorsiwon. Or perhaps #DouchebagReasonsMorsiWon.#Egypt Later today I'll retweet all those voices whose position is, rather than the revolution succeeding, #Egypt has entered an "age of darkness". Having an intense awareness of your chains is necessary for freedom. If you think you're already free, there's no hope for liberation. 28

29 I don't have to respect your opinion. It could be terrible. What I must respect is your right to have an opinion, even if I don't like it. Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty, but he enjoys it. Never kick a dead dog. It's kinda undignified to argue against someone when history itself declared their arguments extinct. When your opponent is hanging himself, give him more rope. When they're messing up, allow them to mess up completely. When faced with two diametrically opposite sides, the truth isn't necessarily somewhere in between. It could be that one side is total Translating a French tweet : "You voted for Not-Shafik just as we voted for Not-Sarkozy" #indeed Getting a lot of: "Oh Aalam you must be so disappointed Egypt is sinking into Islamism". As though no one here knew how to swim#chill To the Muslim Brotherhood Miriam Makeba says "reality is going to bring you down". And she says it with style. #Listenhttp://tinysong.com/x3l5 Hosni Mubarak looks kind of cool with a beard. I solemnly join Morsi in thanking SCAF for protecting the revolution. Egypt could have been Syria. Long live Tantawi, my love, my saviour. Muslim Brotherhood: We won. Revolutionaries: Shafik lost. SCAF: what's his name again? Heil Kommandant Shafik! Heil to the 4th Reich! Switch off your televisions, stretch your right hand! Heil! Heil! Heil! #egyelex Sultan decided to read the full text of War and Peace before announcing the winner. Only 992 pages left. Stay tuned. I am so happy watching this moment ppl in Nasr City chanting against SCAF in the street while celebrating Morsi..This is a good sign #Egypt 29

30 It's amazing how quickly all the celebration will fade away and reality sets that SCAF is in control and Morsi is just a puppet #Egypt If you would've told me in 2010 that in 2012 MB Morsi would be Egypt's president, I would've given you a psychiatrist number#crazyfacts We were wrong in anticipating SCAF rigging it for Shafiq, seems like they couldn't dare to do it knowing they won't get away Yes, SCAF not daring to overtly rig elections for their favorite candidate #Shafiq is a WIN for the rev regardless who opposed Shafiq #Egypt 30

31 Publication overview Al-Ahram: Egyptian state-run official daily newspaper Founded in 1875, is the most widely circulating Egyptian daily newspaper, and the second oldest after al-waqa'i`al-masriya (English: The Egyptian Events, founded 1828). It is majority owned by the Egyptian government. Al-Akhbar: Egyptian state-owned semi-official daily newspaper It was founded in May 1952 as a part of Akhbar El Yom. Al-Gomhoria: Egyptian state-owned daily newspaper An influential state-owned Egyptian Arabic language daily newspaper. It was established in Al-Shorouk: Egyptian daily independent newspaper Are a prominent Arabic newspaper published in Egypt [1] and several other Arabic nations It is a daily independent newspaper, covering mainly politics, militant affairs and sport. Al-Masry al-yom: Independent daily newspaper On 7 June 2004, it published its first edition. The paper initially circulated primarily amongst Cairo s intellectual elite, providing objective news coverage in the belief that good news would beat sensationalist reporting found in other Egyptian print media. After 3 years, it was challenging Al-Ahram for the status of being the national paper of record. Though Tahrir: Daily independent newspaper Dostor: Daily independent newspaper Yom 7: Daily independent newspaper 31

32 Table of Content: Newspapers Al Ahram Newspaper Muhammad Mursi President Mursi Resigns from the Freedom and Justice... 5 Ahmad Shafiq Congratulates Mursi..6 Al masry al youm Newspaper Morsi Egypt s First Civilian President..7 Mubarak Suffers Fresh Setback After Morsi Declared...8 President Two Movements Announce Support for Morsi 9 Tahrir Boiling with Joy over Morsi s Victory.10 Shafiq Campaign Condemns SCAF 11 AL Gomhoria newspaper Tahrir Celebrates Morsi s Victory 12 Al dostour Newspaper Morsi Declared Egypt s President.13 The Day of Announcing the Election Results.14 Al Tahrir Newspaper Morsi Declared Egypt s New President.15 Tantawi Congratulates Morsi.16 Tahrir Celebrates Morsi s Victory 17 El-Baradei Calls for National Unity...18 Al Sherouk Newspaper.. 3 Deaths and Dozens of Injuries in Tahrir Celebrations..19 Al youm al 7 newspaper Morsi is Officially Egypt s New President Morsi s 100-Day Plan 21 Al Akhbar Newspaper Crisis on 1st Day: Morsi Campaign Insists on Parliament Oath.. 22 Mufti Congratulates Morsi on Win..23 TV Coverage Al-Hayat...24 Channel Al nahar 25 Radio Coverage Radio Masr Al-Shark Al-Awsat Internet coverage Facebook Muslim brotherhood Twitter