Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Critics: Is Morsy Egypt's strongman? | Synopsis

Critics: Is Morsy Egypt's strongman?

People of Egypt Celebrating the Victory in Tahrir Square
People of Egypt Celebrating the Victory in Tahrir Square by RamyRaoof
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Excerpt:

Activists in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Monday, November 26, carry the coffin of Gaber Salah, an activist who died overnight after he was critically injured in clashes in Cairo. Activists have been camping out in Tahrir Square since Friday to protest what they consider overreaching powers from Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy. Salah, a member of the April 6 movement known by his nickname "Jika," was injured last week during confrontations between police and protesters on Cairo's Mohammed Mahmud street. Cairo (CNN) -- The sun rises over Cairo, and the city's landmark Tahrir Square is buzzing. Not with traffic, not with commerce, but with protest -- a tent city packed with people rife with anger at a man they blast as a dictatorial president, one who put amassing power for himself and his supporters over the good of his country. Weren't things in Egypt supposed to be different now?

People:

Mohamed Morsy

Overall Sentiment: -0.0437666

Relevance: 0.794218

SentimentQuote
-0.065152He added "the president himself (is) not immune from judicial oversight," ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.065152
  • Mean: -0.065152
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Jihad Haddad

Overall Sentiment: 0.176501

Relevance: 0.309149

SentimentQuote
0"cemented the process that would create the institutions that would limit his power, define the constitution and have parliamentary elections so that we can say this is a democracy," said Jihad Haddad, ...
0.189763Haddad says polls show "an overwhelming majority supporting President Morsy and his decisions."
0.0269881Haddad said the decree was "clarified" ...
0.0753474Haddad said the decree was "clarified" -- not overturned or altered -- to reflect that Morsy "did not give himself judicial power"
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 4
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.2920985
  • Mean: 0.073024625
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Hosni Mubarak

Overall Sentiment: -0.182472

Relevance: 0.308245

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Eric Trager

Overall Sentiment: 0.0614667

Relevance: 0.251302

SentimentQuote
0.0985299"By the time you get that new constitution, it will have been written by an Islamist-dominated assembly that all non-Islamists have completely abandoned, and the new parliamentary elections will likely exclude members of the former ruling party who posed the greatest threat to his authority," he said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0985299
  • Mean: 0.0985299
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Samir Radwan

Overall Sentiment: 0.335302

Relevance: 0.245638

SentimentQuote
0Samir Radwan said to CNN, that "the whole population of Egypt is against" ...
0.0606079"The majority of the people are really suffering, and they were looking forward to some stability," said Radwan, ...
0.111408"The majority of the people are really suffering, and they were looking forward to some stability," said Radwan, who served under Mubarak as well as in the government that followed him. "I'm afraid that this constitutional declaration has blown it up."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.1720159
  • Mean: 0.057338633333333
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Gaber Salah

Overall Sentiment: -0.707641

Relevance: 0.243246

Mohammed Mahmud

Overall Sentiment: -0.0849308

Relevance: 0.214762

Judge Mohamed al-Zind

Overall Sentiment: -0.0379577

Relevance: 0.196593

Anwar Sadat

Overall Sentiment: 0.0132003

Relevance: 0.190941

Amr Hamzawy

Overall Sentiment: 0.0480427

Relevance: 0.18872

SentimentQuote
0.0665456"Morsy is the ... president who has sweeping executive (power), sweeping legislative (power) and ... puts himself above the judicial branch of government," said Hamzawy, ...
-0.23153"Morsy is the ... president who has sweeping executive (power), sweeping legislative (power) and ... puts himself above the judicial branch of government," said Hamzawy, founder of Egypt's Freedom Party. "That is a very dangerous mix, which can only lead to a dictatorship."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.1649844
  • Mean: -0.0824922
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Gamal Nasser

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.182443

Mahmoud Ghozlan

Overall Sentiment: -0.292765

Relevance: 0.180567

Essam El-Erian

Overall Sentiment: -0.369798

Relevance: 0.177007

SentimentQuote
-0.135278Essam El-Erian calls concerns about Morsy's edict overblown, blaming the protests on "counterrevolutionary forces" ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.135278
  • Mean: -0.135278
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Jamie Rubin

Overall Sentiment: 0.0730602

Relevance: 0.168442

SentimentQuote
-0.057509Jamie Rubin said Morsy's edict "brings to mind all the fears that people in that part of the world have had about the Muslim Brotherhood when it comes to democracy."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.057509
  • Mean: -0.057509
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

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Additional Info:

Organization: Muslim Brotherhood

Overall Sentiment: -0.0521898

Relevance: 0.466847

Country: Egypt

Overall Sentiment: 0.0899277

Relevance: 0.659215

Disambiguation: Location | GovernmentalJurisdiction | CityTownReferences:

City: Cairo

Overall Sentiment: -0.329236

Relevance: 0.39741

Facility: Tahrir Square

Overall Sentiment: -0.346071

Relevance: 0.323242

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