Andrew DuBois

Staff Writer

    Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi announced late this month that the elections he originally expected to be held in April, could be pushed back into October. This delay would give his administration some time to negotiate Egyptian economic troubles before a parliament is put into place.

    This news comes at a time of great political unrest in Egypt. Just last month protestors took to the streets across the country in order to protest the way Mursi is running the country. Mursi has started to crackdown on dissent in response to recent violence triggered by protests against him and the Muslim Brotherhood. Mursi vowed earlier this month to “break the neck” of anyone who attempted to throw a petrol bomb or cause violence in the country.

    Khaled Dawoud, spokesman for the National Salvation Front, believes that Mursi and the brotherhood are doing a poor job leading Egypt. Dawoud stated, "If he is going to arrest us, arrest the activists, threaten the opposition, I don't think this is showing any sign of compromise.” The opposition feels that Mursi is ignoring their complaints against his administration.

    Yasser Mehrez, a Brotherhood spokesman, said that the critics of the administration should “calm down” because Mursi’s delay of the elections match one of their many demands