Democracy's Growing Pains

Buffalo NewsApril 08, 2011

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The political battle for Egypt's future began in earnest last month when the country's ruling military council held a referendum to approve its amendments to the constitution. The Muslim Brotherhood, backing the military, easily won that first test of Egypt's new democracy, with 77 percent of the public supporting their recommended vote of "yes."

But the secular Tahrir Square revolutionaries are fighting back, forming new political parties and continuing their campaign for democratic change. And the Brotherhood, although clearly a formidable force, is beginning to fracture.

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Democracy's Growing Pains

What's worrisome is that last month's voting had clear religious overtones in some of Cairo's poorest neighborhoods. The consolation is that thes...

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