After President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation, the Youth of Anger Uprising Coalition announced in a press conference that it would like “normal life” to return to Tahrir Square starting Sunday while it continued lobbying for the rest of its demands.
“Leaving the square is an announcement of our victory, and if we don’t like how things progress, the 20 million people who protested won’t fail to protest again,” said Nasser Abdel Hamid, member of the coalition.
The coalition said that it has accomplished the first phase of the revolution which is the fall of the old regime and that it will now begin the more difficult task of building a new one.
“This revolution wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for the unique people of Egypt who spilled their blood,” announced the coalition. “The only way we can thank them is to continue the revolution and build the Egypt we’ve always dreamed of while guaranteeing its proper place among the nations.”
Abdel Hamid said that this revolution has “broken the darkness” that Egypt was plunged into for years. He said that the revolution not only changed Egypt, but also the world.
Beyond Mubarak’s departure, the coalition continues to press additional demands such as ending Emergency Law, forming of a national unity government, and prosecuting corrupt government officials and businessmen. It also demands the dissolution of the parliament, an investigation into reasons for the security void that occurred during the first week of the revolution, the release of all political detainees, the lifting restraints on the formation of political parties and the formation of a committee to create a new constitution.
The coalition plans a “day of victory” celebration in Tahrir Square next Friday to honor the revolution’s martyrs.
