Since assuming power after Mubarak’s fall, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), led by Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, a defense minister for two decades under Mubarak, has consistently undermined the delicate work of democratic transition. The week before the presidential elections, the SCAF-allied Constitutional Court dissolved the recently elected parliament, alleging illegality in the voting process.
穆巴拉克倒台后，武装部队最高委员会（SCAF）执掌了权力。SCAF的领导人是坦塔维（Mohamed Hussein Tantawi）陆军元帅，此人在穆巴拉克时代担任国防部长20年。SCAF掌权后，一直在破坏民主转型脆弱的成果。在总统大选前一周，SCAF的盟友宪法法院解散了新近选出的议会，宣称投票过程不合法。此外，在预见到穆尔西将在大选中胜出后，SCAF掌握了所有立法权，极大地限制总统权力，把持权力机关任命新宪法起草委员会成员，夺取埃及预算控制权，还控制着国内和对外安全事务的独家垄断权。