Five people have been killed as Egyptians protest a presidential edict and draft constitution . The decree gave President Morsy unchecked power until a new constitution was in place . In August , the president moved decisively against the military leadership , sending into retirement Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi -- who , as Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , had acted as the country 's de facto ruler in the wake of Mubarak 's ouster and prior to Morsy 's election . Morsy has been locked in a power struggle with factions of the old regime . Comment:
Five people have been killed as Egyptians protest a presidential edict and draft constitution . The decree gave President Morsy unchecked power until a new constitution was in place . Morsy has been locked in a power struggle with factions of the old regime . Comment: