Itongadol.- The political wing of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood has called on supporters to take to the streets to resist an army move that a spokesman compared to the coup which brought Egypt six decades of military-backed rule.
"This is a very critical moment in Egyptian history – we are facing a moment very similar to 1952," Freedom and Justice Party spokesman Murad Ali told Reuters on Tuesday. In that year, Gamal Abdel Nasser and the Free Officers overthrew King Farouk.
"Egyptians are very aware that there are some people that are trying to push the country back in history and back to dictatorship."
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi met the head of the armed forces on Tuesday for the second day, along with the prime minister, the president\’s office said in a statement.
It gave no details of the talks. They came a day after the military chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, gave Morsi and his opponents until Wednesday to resolve a political deadlock or face a solution imposed by the armed forces.
Prime Minister Hisham Kandil was also present at the meetings with Morsi and Sisi on Monday and Tuesday.
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