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Orekhov A.A. On the causes of M. Morsi's government collapse in Egypt

Abstract: The research subject is the causes of the military coup of 3 July 2013 in Egypt that led to Morsi's islamic government collapse. The author studies the political and social effects of the "Arab Spring". The paper analyzes the critical points of islamic opposition' pre-election programme, and the causes of its support by the population; the measures of M. Morsi's islamic government' internal and external policy are reviewed using the concrete examples. Special attention is paid to the contents of the 2012 constitution.The research methodology comprises the complex historical and political analysis, based on different sources, of the military coup in Egypt prerequisites.The author comes to the conclusion about the reasons for the reaction of the army leadership and the population on the islamic government's policy, which led to the military coup. The study shows the roots of the reasons of the 3 July 2013 coup. They consist in the unsuccsessful domestic politics of the islamic government together with its insufficient foreign politics.


Keywords:

islamism, islamic opposition, Muslim Brothers, the Freedom and Justice party, Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brothers constitution, egypt, consequences of the Arab Spring, Egyptian Army, Military Coup


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