Breaking: Egypt Army Ousts Morsi, Cites New Elections

Three hours after the 48-hour deadline passes, the Egyptian army chief Abdel Fatah al-Sissi announced in a statement  aired at 8:30 p.m. Cairo time (06:30 GMT) a new interim administration headed by the country’s Constitutional Court Head who shall form a strong consensus government and supervise new elections to write down a new constitution and to choose a new head of state.

The commander of Egypt’s armed forces,Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, stated that the army has given President Mohamed Morsi a 48-hour ultimatum in order to respond to the people’s will but the president refused stressing on the legitimacy and being in power. The army chief added that Morsi is no longer president and the chief of constitutional court would assume the task of interim president during a transitional period for Morsi failed to reach a solution with his opponents by the end of a Wednesday deadline.

Morsi fails to meet its ultimatum, as millions of protesters returned to the streets for the fourth straight day in their drive to force the Islamist president out of office.

Moreover, the Egyptian army chief said a roadmap will be implemented.