Earlier today, Egyptian state media announced that Mohamed ElBaradei, a former chief of the U.N. nuclear agency, had been appointed Egypt?s interim president. But later, according to the Washington Post, the announcement was ?rolled back? after Islamists who joined in the coalition against ousted president Morsi threatened to withdraw their support if ElBaradei is installed.
El Baradei, who may yet be selected, is seen as a secularist and is a favorite of Egypt?s urban elite. He was also a leading critic of Hosni Mubarak.
El Baradei is not above cooperating with the Muslim Brotherhood, though. He did so prior to Mubarak?s ouster, and he now says that he favors a role in the new government for members of the Muslim Brotherhood and for ultraconservative Salafist Muslim political groups.
Clearly, though, the Islamists don?t trust him, and probably with good reason. Hence the snag is his ascension to the presidency.
Whether or not El Baradei becomes president, the snag demonstrates that the Islamists remain a factor in mainstream Egyptian politics, notwithstanding Morsi?s ouster. Indeed, it?s difficult to see how they could not be a factor, given their immense support among the Egyptian masses.
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