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COMMENT One of the fundamental principles which the participants in the Arab Spring fought for is the retreat of armies from political power, and their replacement by properly elected civilian leaders.

Egypt is the prime illustration.

Since the coup d’etat in 1952 which resulted in the overthrow of King Farouk by Colonel Nasser, the army has been in power for over 50 years until Murbarak resigned in March 2011.

Morsi was elected as the first non-military president in modern Egyptian history in June 2012, receiving 52 percent of the popular vote. His was a four-year term, with the next election scheduled under the new constitution in 2016.

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