Many of those on the streets feel betrayed by a president who has been uninterested in uniting Egyptians despite once promising to be inclusive. They feel that he has instead governed purely in the interests of his own party.
| Boy howdy, who could have seen that coming? |
For his part, the president insists he has invited opposition groups to enter into dialogue but that they have not co-operated.
His supporters say that whatever the considerable problems Egypt is facing, Mohammed Morsi must see out his full term in office for the sake of stability.
| "We did a stupid thing, but we have to keep doing stupid things, or else we'll look stupid..." |
Some pro-Morsi demonstrators have decided to stage their own sit-ins, an there are fears of clashes between opposing groups.
The coming hours, and the way the situation is handled by the authorities, are likely to give us clear indications about whether or not Egypt's president can survive in office as he insists he will. |