Mohamed Morsi the new elected President of Egypt took an informal oath of office on Friday, June 29, in a speech to hundreds of thousands of protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, defying the generals’ attempt to limit powers of Egypt’s first civilian president as reported by OnIslam.net.
“There is no power above people power,” Morsi declared to wild cheers from the crowd, Reuters reported.
“The revolution must continue until all is objectives are met,” he added.
Addressing the crowd, Morsi promised to be a “president for all Egyptians”, adding: “You are the source of all authority and legitimacy.”
“I promise you that I will not give up on any of the powers given to the president,” Morsi said, in a veiled reference to the SCAF’s recent decrees.