The President of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak will step down shortly and transfer the authority to the Egyptian Higher Council of the Armed Forces, a senior Egyptian official confirmed to to Fox News on Thursday. The group group is comprised of the minister of defense, Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi -- who stands atop the military hierarchy -- along with the military's chief of staff, the chief of operations, and commanders of the Army, Navy, Air force and Air defenses. The source pointed out that the transfer of power will occur outside of the constitutional framework because under the Egyptian constitution, Mubarak's resignation ordinarily would mean that the speaker of the house would become President, and the elections would be held within 60 days. In this case, the Military council will not be governing under the constitution of any legislation, the source noted. "So, they will have to define the format under which they are taking power.
As a case in point, the official cited the committee to amend the constitution that had been formed, including with opposition membership, and which he said had agreed swiftly on the six article of the constitution to be reformed.
The residents of Egypt have been celebrating in the streets of Cairo and other cities after hearing news that president Hosni Mubarak is stepping down. However, some of the Egyptians who supported Mubarak seems to be very disappointed.
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