埃及军方已经向支持和反对穆尔西阵营的政客们发出最后通牒,为解决当前危机设置48小时期限。军方在电视上发表声明,若期限过后仍未解决问题,军方将介入为埃及规划另一种未来,而双方将为此承担责任。然而,在其Facebook主页上,军队否认该声明是在酝酿一场军事政变。杰里米·鲍文报道。
As soon as they heard the army's announcement, opponents of the president headed for Tahrir Square to celebrate. Their assumption is that the armed forces are on their side and that if the president doesn't agree to early elections within 48 hours, the generals will make him. It might not be that simple. The statement by the ministry of defence and army chief, Gen Sisi, was worded carefully. He did not say the president must go. The army which has troops in strategic positions across Cairo is saying that the government and opposition have 48 hours to agree a way forward, or it will intervene with its own plan.
反对总统穆尔西的人们在听到军方声明后,立即前往解放广场(Tahrir Square),以示庆祝。他们认为军方是站在他们这边的,如果总统不同意在48小时内提前举行大选,军队首领将会强制他进行大选。但事情可能没有他们想的那么简单。Gen Sisi,埃及国防和军队总司令,他发表的声明措词十分谨慎。他并没有明确表示总统必须提前举行大选。军方在开罗的战略要地都部署有军队,但军方的声明说,政府和反对派有48小时解决问题,如果问题没有解决,那么军方将按照他们的计划进行干预。