As the protests headed into their second day , the plundering persisted at the Brotherhood 's headquarters compound , the site of fierce clashes the previous night . The protesters were already gearing up for new rallies this day , with some having spent the night in several tents that were installed in Tahrir Square and around Ittihadiya Palace . Protesters in Tahrir staged a sit-in around the Mogamma building and completely surrounded the government complex early in the morning , demanding the departure of President Mohamed Morsi and early presidential elections . Around 600 families who were affiliated with the so-called " Couch Party " staged demonstrations in the up-scale Greater Cairo district of Mohandessin , along with others in the El-Manial district in southern Cairo , calling for Morsi to resign and some brought sofas with them as a way of displaying how unashamed they are of belonging to this movement . In the evening , the band Cairokee performed for thousands of protesters in front of the presidential palace after receiving an invitation by volunteer organizers . They later thanked all the protesters who sang along with them during their performance . There have been calls by organizers for sit-ins at the Cabinet building , interim parliament , and another presidential place by the demonstrations ' organizers , as well as other calls for nationwide labor strikes to pressure the government but there were no reported responses by the country 's trade unions . Tamarod released a statement giving Morsi a deadline to step down until the next day at 5:00 PM , warning him they would hike up the demonstrations marching on all palaces and that he would face a mass campaign of " complete civil disobedience " . They also requested a new presidential election as part of their declaration and called on the military and police to make it clear that they support the protesters . In addition , five cabinet ministers resigned in solidarity with the protests . They were Minister of Communication and IT Atef Helmy , Minister of Environment Khaled Abdel-Aal , Minister of Water Utilities Abdel Qawi Khalifa , Minister of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Hatem Bagato , who had previously stated on Sunday that the Supreme Constitutional Court ( SCC ) can not dismiss the president from office , and finally Minister of Tourism Hisham Zazou , who had previously submitted his resignation to PM Hesham Qandil earlier in June after Morsi appointed as governor of Luxor an ex-militant linked to a group that was responsible for the massacre of tourists in 1997 , but later came back to office when the governor resigned instead . Also , eight independent parliamentarians from the Islamist-dominated Shura Council officially resigned from the body in protest and solidarity with the opposition 's demands
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June 2013 Egyptian protests