CAIRO: A campaign calling for the ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi and early presidential elections has gathered over two million signatures, organisers said.
The ‘Tamarod’ (Rebellion in Arabic) seeks to withdraw confidence from the Islamist leader because he has failed the revolution that brought him to power, they said. The petition was launched nearly two weeks ago in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.
“Because security has not returned, because the poor have no place, because I have no dignity in my own country... we don’t want you anymore,” the text reads.
“The campaign was launched because the president is no longer able to manage the country,” Tamarod has called for a mass protest outside the presidential palace on June 30 when Mursi marks one year in power. AFP
