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Egypt opposition leader: No dialogue with Morsi until rescinds 'dictatorial' powers
Comments by former IAEA head ElBaradei come as body representing Egypt's judges calls for immediate strike in protest of decree giving president sweeping powers.
Mohammed ElBaradei speaking to journalists at his home on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. Photo by AP
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By Reuters | Nov.24,2012 | 8:43 PM | 
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By DPA | Nov.24,2012 | 8:43 PM
Prominent opposition leader Mohammed ElBaradei said on Saturday there could be no dialogue with Egypt's president until he rescinds a "dictatorial" decree that he said gave the Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi the powers of a pharaoh.
"There is no room for dialogue when a dictator imposes the most oppressive, abhorrent measures and then says 'let us split the difference'," ElBaradei said in an interview with Reuters and the Associated Press after talks with other opposition figures.
"I am waiting to see, I hope soon, a very strong statement of condemnation by the U.S., by Europe and by everybody who really cares about human dignity," he said.
Meanwhile, Morsi held a special session with some of his advisors, despite the fact that some of them have already resigned, such as Coptic aide Samir Morcos, who advised the president on the advancement of democracy.
Following fears that the current crisis in Egypt could spiral out of control, cultural figures as well as leaders of the country's independent parties announced an emergency session to begin on Saturday, geared at finding a way out of the standstill.
According to a statement published earlier in the day, the meeting's organizers also invited members of the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist factions, adding that they hoped that the session would present Morsi with a proposal to end unrest within a few days.
Meanwhile, two former presidential candidates Amr Moussa and Hamdeen Sabhi announced the formation of a coordination committee, one which would also include ElBaradei, geared at monitoring protest activities.
