The unpopularity of the army at that time was also triggered by their refusal to surrender power to a civilian government for almost two years. ... During the early days of his presidency, Morsi issued a totalitarian constitutional declaration giving him unparalleled powers, such as the power to personally appoint the secretary general. ... This was followed by a number of other totalitarian measures, for instance, Hisham Kandil's government drafted a protest law to limit the demonstrations and pacify the people's growing discontent, which clearly goes against the very idea of revo...

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