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| Egypt protest group gives President Morsi ultimatum | Egypt protest group gives President Morsi ultimatum |
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| An Egyptian opposition movement that has led nationwide protests against President Mohammed Morsi has given him until Tuesday to resign. | An Egyptian opposition movement that has led nationwide protests against President Mohammed Morsi has given him until Tuesday to resign. |
| A statement issued by Tamarud (Rebel) said Mr Morsi would face a campaign of civil disobedience if he did not leave power and allow elections to be held. | A statement issued by Tamarud (Rebel) said Mr Morsi would face a campaign of civil disobedience if he did not leave power and allow elections to be held. |
| The group says it has collected more than 22 million signatures in support. | |
| The crowds seen in Tahrir Square in the capital, Cairo, on Sunday were the biggest since the 2011 revolution. | The crowds seen in Tahrir Square in the capital, Cairo, on Sunday were the biggest since the 2011 revolution. |
| In sporadic outbreaks of violence, at least one person was reported killed in an attack on the Cairo headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood, to which Mr Morsi used to belong, while four more died in the central province of Assiut. | |
| Protesters across Egypt have accused the president of failing to tackle economic and security problems since being elected a year ago. His supporters have insisted he needs more time. | Protesters across Egypt have accused the president of failing to tackle economic and security problems since being elected a year ago. His supporters have insisted he needs more time. |
| 'Constitutional legitimacy' | |
| Tamarud said in a statement on Monday that the protesters would give Mr Morsi until 17:00 (15:00 GMT) on Tuesday to leave power and allow state institutions to prepare for early presidential elections. | |
| Otherwise, people would begin a campaign of "complete civil disobedience", the group warned. | |
| On Sunday evening, Tamarud spokesman Mahmoud Badr said state institutions, including the army, police and judiciary, supported them. | |
| But Mr Morsi was defiant in an interview published on Sunday morning, rejecting the opposition calls for early presidential elections. | |
| "If we changed someone in office who [was elected] according to constitutional legitimacy - well, there will be people opposing the new president too, and a week or a month later they will ask him to step down," he told the Guardian newspaper. | |
| He said he would not tolerate any deviation from constitutional order. | |
| "There is no room for any talk against this constitutional legitimacy. There can be demonstrations and people expressing their opinions," he added. "But what's critical in all this is the adoption and application of the constitution. This is the critical point." |