Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood calls off a protest planned for
Tuesday in Cairo, amid a crisis over the extent of President Mursi's
powers.
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26 November 2012
Last updated at 21:21 GMT
The president's decree has led to unrest across the country
Egypt's
main Islamist party has called off a demonstration in Cairo, amid a
crisis over the extent of President Mohammed Mursi's powers.
The Muslim Brotherhood said it would not hold the protest on Tuesday, as originally planned, "to avoid clashes".
Opponents of President Mursi and of the Brotherhood have said
they would hold their own protest against a decree giving the president
sweeping powers.
Mr Mursi has met senior judges in an effort to defuse the crisis.
After the five-hour meeting with members of the Supreme
Judicial Council, a presidential spokesman said Mr Mursi respected
judicial authority and independence.
Spokesman Yasser Ali added that the president would not
withdraw the decree, but that he had reassured the judges that it would
be temporary and that its scope would be confined to matters of
"sovereignty" designed to protect institutions.
There is no word so far from the judges, but the BBC's Jon
Leyne in Cairo says this is a formula the judges have previously
indicated they would accept.
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President Mursi may have been guilty of a degree of over-confidence, or political naivety”
Jon Leyne
BBC News, Cairo
The statement came after the
president's Muslim Brotherhood called off Tuesday's demonstration to
"lessen congestion" and avoid "public tension."
The group had called for a million-man march to take place outside Cairo University.
Several prominent opposition leaders, including Nobel Peace
Prize laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, have said they will not engage in
dialogue until the president rescinds the measure, known as the
constitutional declaration.
The decree, issued last week, said no authority could revoke presidential decisions.
There is a bar on judges dissolving the assembly drawing up a
new constitution. The president is also authorised to take any measures
to preserve the revolution, national unity or safeguard national
security.
The decree has sparked violent protests in Cairo and across the country.
On Sunday teenager Islam Fathy Massoud died and 60 people
were injured in clashes in the Nile Delta town of Damanhour between the
president's supporters and opponents.
His funeral was held on Monday, while in Cairo thousands of
people marched through Tahrir Square for the funeral of another young
activist killed in recent clashes with police.
Egypt's stock market, which had seen a fall of almost 10% on Sunday, recovered some ground on Monday morning.
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