The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday that while he is “hopeful” the ousting of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will “reopen the path to a better future for Egypt,” the country is in for some “very difficult days.”
“It is unfortunate that Morsi did not heed popular demands for early elections after a year of his incompetent leadership and attempting a power grab for the Muslim Brotherhood. Morsi was an obstacle to the constitutional democracy most Egyptians wanted,” Ed Royce (R-CA) said in a statement. “I am hopeful that his departure will reopen the path to a better future for Egypt, and I encourage the military and all political parties to cooperate in the peaceful establishment of democratic institutions and new elections that lead to an Egypt where minority rights are protected. But make no mistake about it, Egypt is in for very difficult days.”
