At the moment, only the army – which has effectively ruled the country since 1952 – and the Muslim Brotherhood, which has the widest social networks, appear to be serious players. Will the army, whose monopoly of power is paradoxically legitimized by the massive demonstrations that toppled Mubarak, be willing to give up the enormous political and economic clout that it has amassed over decades?
此时此刻，只有军方——这个国家自1952年至今的实际控制者——以及拥有最广泛社会网络的穆斯林兄弟会看上去像真正有实力的参与者。讽刺的是，推翻穆巴拉克的大规模示威认可了军方垄断权力的行为，如今这股势力又是否舍得放弃数十年积累下来的巨大政治和经济影响力？