Maria’s note: The Morsi Meter revised
Most of you still probably remember the website “Morsi Meter”, that has been scrutinizing the performance of the Egyptian president in his first 100 days in power. During the electoral campaign previous to his appointment as the rais, Dr.Mohamed Morsi proposed his voters a 100-day project –called Al-Nahda (Renaissance)- in which he would focus on 64 specific challenges that were essential to solve for the smooth running of the country.
The site was launched by a nonprofit organization called Zabatak, with the aim of holding the president accountable for his actions as a civil servant. Moreover, one of the main goals that the two young Egyptian founders of the website wanted to attain through the Morsi Meter was to change the mentality of Egyptian people regarding of what a president is. They wanted to show people that the president does not hold all the power but that he is rather a figure that has been elected by the people and for the people and for a limited period of time.
The Morsi Meter is divided into five categories including, security, traffic, bread, cleanliness and fuel. According to the website, 43 days have already passed since Morsi became the president of Egypt and only one of the 64 promises has been achieved. The completed goal belongs to the field of cleanliness; to raise media awareness through campaigns and speeches in Friday prayers about the necessity of keeping the country clean, warning people about the sins committed when throwing garbage in the street.
As the Morsi Meter puts it, only 7 more solutions are “in progress” and none of the 56 remaining problems affecting Egypt has been tackled yet. With the clock ticking against him, will Morsi be able to stick to his plan?
