World: How the U.S. hopes to shape Egypt’s transition from Mubarak
- before Despite growing protests, the U.S. publicly showed in the past that it favored Hosni Mubarak to stay as Egyptian President.
- now With growing pressure, Mubarak has possibly stepped down as his party’s leader*, but keeps his position as president, which the U.S. supports.
- later The U.S. hopes to push for Omar Suleiman’s rise to power as part of a gradual transition, led by Suleiman, leading up to an election. source
- » Update: There are conflicting reports on whether he actually stepped down from his party or not. We’ll keep you posted when we learn more.