CAIRO, Egypt. - Rumors are floating that the new president-elect Mohamed Morsi has selected a woman and a Christian to serve as his two vice presidents. The appointment comes as a measure to abate suspicions about the Islamist president and his party - the Muslim Brotherhood.
According to the Guardian the decision of "appointing both a woman and a Coptic Christian is an attempt at a show of unity, and a rule by consensus."
In his victory-speech Monday, Morsi said, "We as Egyptians, Muslims and Christians, are preachers of civilization and building; so we were, and so we will remain, God willing, We will face together the strife and conspiracies that target our national unity....We are all equal in rights, and we all have duties toward this homeland... But for me, I have no rights, I have only duties," as he moved into office, according to the New York Times.
Morsi has his work cut out for him. In addition to creating a fresh constitution and dealing with issues regarding the dissolution of the parliament, Morsi announced that the economy was on the top of his agenda. Establishing stability and focusing on security are other top priorities for the new president-elect.
Kamal el-Ganzouri, Egypt's Prime Minister appointed by the military submitted his resignation Monday, as Morsi embarks on selecting his cabinet. The head of the ruling military council, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi in a national broadcast Tuesday assured the country that the military would "stand by the elected, legitimate president and will cooperate with him for the stability of the country," as reported by BBC News.
Defeated presidential candidate, Ahmed Shafiq has left Egypt and is currently in the U.A.E.He is facing investgations on allegations of campaign finance fraud. Shafiq's spokesperson denies any correlation between his leaving the country and the looming investigation.
