Egyptian Australians are divided over whether Egypt President Mohamed Morsi should step down, with supporters saying the democratic process needs to run its course, and critics furious they haven't got what they were promised.
Morsi supporters came to his defense outside the Egyptian consulate in Sydney today, saying the democratic process needs to run its course and the people will have their say at the end of this term.
"Definitely he can do many things better than he did," said Hossan Ismail from the Islamic Egyptian Society. "No one can deny that. We are not saying he is the right person or perfect, he did everything right, no. We have a democratic way we just follow".
Morsi won the last election by a narrow margin and critics say he doesn't have a mandate to turn a secular country into an Islamic one, which is what they say is happening.
They are furious they haven't got what they were promised, and fear another three years of Morsi.
"This is not the goals of the revolution," said Peter Tadros from the Australian Coptic movement.
"It's become a total Islamist state for a Muslim Brotherhood agenda and this is being rejected."
The federal government has warned Australians to reconsider their need to travel to Egypt, joining other countries.
It's a nightmare scenario for a country that has relied for growth on good-natured tourism and a traditionally strong economy, which is floundering, and getting by on aid from other Arab nations.
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