ElBaradei: Egyptians Must Wait at least 'One Year' for Elections

Saying that Egyptians had already waited "thirty years," and citing the chaos in Egypt, Egyptian Opposition Leader Mohamed ElBaradei stated today on Al Jazeera that Egyptians must wait at least "one year" for elections.  Ironically, on the day that now-former President Mubarak stepped down amongst calls for democracy, the military of Egypt now holds the country while its opposition leader now says elections must wait.

Speaking live from Egypt with Al Jazeera, ElBaradei discussed the entirety of the protests and movements in Egypt.  Touting Egyptians' grit and will power, ElBaradei was proud that Mubarak was forced to step down. However, when asked when elections would take place, the opposition leader stated that they would take at least "one year."

"We are not done," he stated.  Though Mubarak had stepped down, "we have more demands;" the rest of the Mubarak regime "must go," he continued.

In a later interview, another opposition leader said that they expected "martial law to be announced soon" by the military.  "We will see," he continued.

Under former-President Mubarak's plan, Egypt would have had elections his September.  With these statements from ElBaradei, elections might not take place until well into 2012.

Here is video from Fox News in which Mubarak's resignation broke:



Despite ElBaradei's warning of "one year" until elections, with the resignation of authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak, thousands upon thousands of Egyptians have gathered in Tehrir Square to celebrate:

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