After the Egyptian authority failed its citizens in the file of the Renaissance Dam, which has become a fait accompli, and Ethiopia has already started to fill its lake, while Cairo has failed to achieve its goals through negotiations; Some eyes turned to the Egyptian opposition, perhaps it is new, despite its weakness and fragmentation.
While some rule out the existence of any role for the opposition, others believe that it can contribute even to advice or pressure, especially on the Egyptian authority, which seemed to have failed the Egyptians in many political and economic files, before the danger reached this time the lifeline of Egypt, which is the Nile River that depends 97% of it needs water.
It became clear that the Egyptian opposition is not satisfied with the authority's approach to the Nile water file, as is the case in various files. According to opposition figures who spoke to Al-Jazeera Net, the opposition has several paths in this regard, led by a demand to withdraw Egypt's signature of the principles agreement signed in 2015, and to call on the army to act to support the withdrawal of the signature, or to take military action, in addition to calling on the government to refer people to steps to confront the crisis .
It also includes a list of tracks proposed by the Egyptian opposition: legal action to prosecute Ethiopia in international forums, and adherence to the filling of the lake of the dam over 7 years to reduce damage to Egypt, as well as coordination with Sudanese opposed to the dam, and the movement of Egyptian communities abroad to support these demands .
Withdraw and call out to the army
"Withdraw your signature" is a campaign launched by Egyptian politicians and activists, to demand the ruling regime to withdraw its signature from the agreement that it signed with Sudan and Ethiopia in 2015, stressing that this agreement has lost Egypt its historical and legal right to its share of the waters of the Nile, as it has lost a lot of pressure papers during negotiations, Pointing out that withdrawing the signature is the true evidence and the first step for the regime’s seriousness in seeking to resolve the crisis in which it has plunged the country.
While the "False" campaign in one of its statements appealed to the leaders and officers of the Egyptian army, the move to confront what it described as the disasters caused by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, saying "O leaders and officers of Egypt, you must have an opinion today, Sisi must withdraw from this agreement that No one delegated it to him, or else let the whole matter be put before the people until he says his speech in a popular referendum. "She asks:" Will the leaders and officers of the Egyptian army move, or will he leave General Sisi to destroy Egypt, land, Nile, people and army? "
The "False" campaign presented a proposal to hold a referendum, to be the last vote for the people of Egypt, stressing that if Sisi and his government refuse to hold a referendum, the campaign will sponsor and organize this referendum on its online platform.
Parallel referendum
For his part, the campaign spokesman, False Mahmoud Nagy, said that the Egyptian people did not authorize Sisi to sign the Agreement of Principles, and therefore the campaign requests him to withdraw from what Egypt was involved in. It took a parallel referendum if the ruling regime refused.
Nagy stressed - in exclusive statements to Al Jazeera Net - that the campaign "invalid" seeks to establish the historical right of the Egyptians, and that they did not neglect it, but rather a president who usurped legitimacy with a constitution proven to be forged, as described.
In this context, the Global Coalition for Egyptians Abroad called for the necessity of Egyptian society to move with all its components to withdraw immediately from the catastrophic agreement that Sisi signed in 2015, which lost Egypt's historical and legal rights and weakened its position in preserving the share of water in the Nile, adding that it stresses The hands of all sincere and loyal political and popular forces to take a united position to save the country and get it out of the military disasters, according to the statement.
Egyptian-Sudanese popular coordination
For his part, Ayman Nour, a spokesperson for the National Action Group, said that the signing of the Egyptian Principles Abdel Fattah El-Sisi agreement in 2015 was a disaster that led to wasting Egypt's historical and legitimate right to the waters of the Nile, where El-Sisi submitted the signature unilaterally without the advice of anyone. State institutions should not open a community dialogue about it, but the people were surprised by this signature.
Nour made clear in exclusive statements to Al Jazeera Net that the National Action Group has a vision to deal with the Renaissance Dam issue, starting with the necessity of withdrawing the signature of the Principles Agreement, and therefore the withdrawal of recognition of this dam and considering it a hostile dam and improving Egypt's negotiating position with Ethiopia, announcing that the group supports the claims that demand By withdrawing recognition and signing the Principles Agreement.
Nour announced the inauguration of the working group with a number of national figures, the "Withdraw your signature" campaign. The group also tends to communicate and coordinate with some Sudanese political figures to establish an Egyptian-Sudanese front in the face of this project and to take all possible measures that popular diplomacy can take in this framework.
In this regard, opposition figures were launched "the international campaign to protect Egypt and Sudan from thirst", as part of these moves.
Peaceful or military action
In turn, Mohamed Sudan, head of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Freedom and Justice Party - the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood - said that Sisi’s biggest mistake was signing the Declaration of Principles, which opened the door wide to legalize the construction of the dam, indicating that the solution comes through denial From Sisi signing the Agreement of Principles, he came from those who have no status because he stole the country's authority by a military coup, and the agreement was not presented to Parliament and did not obtain the approval of the majority of the people's representatives, which confirms its nullity.
Sudan pointed out in statements - especially to Al Jazeera Net - that the Muslim Brotherhood has a vision to solve the issue of the Renaissance Dam, divided into two main parts, one of which is technical and the other political.
He considered that the best solution to get out of the Renaissance Dam crisis peacefully is to extend the filling of the dam in 7 years instead of 3, and to stop the Peace Canal project that compels Egypt to give a share of the Nile water to the Zionist entity, he said.
He pointed to the statement of the late President Mohamed Morsi that "the Nile water is a red line, and our blood is for every drop of water", stressing that if a peaceful solution fails, a military solution must be made to prevent this catastrophe from happening.
The Muslim Brotherhood considered - in a statement - that Egypt and its waters are a red line for all Egyptians, regardless of their political, social and religious stripes, warning against prejudice to Egypt's historical share of the waters of the Nile, stressing its standing with "every force between the Egyptian and Sudanese peoples in their defense of Their water rights. "
Legal and popular moves
For his part, the head of the media office of the Egyptian Revolutionary Council, Mohamed Salah, stressed that the signing of the Egyptian President on the Agreement of Principles in 2015 is the maximum crime committed against the Egyptian people, as it is a betrayal of the Egyptians and the sale and neglect of the country's capabilities, calling for the fall of the military regime that insulted Egypt , According to him.
Salah said - in exclusive statements to Al Jazeera Net - that the Egyptian Revolutionary Council has taken practical steps, and there is a legal move that has already begun to take shape, where an international legal team has been contacted to file a case against the State of Ethiopia, as it has violated all international conventions on water, and Egypt's historical right, in addition To the threat of Egyptian national security.
On the popular level, Salah stressed that there is international movement through Egyptian communities abroad, and that it has contacted human rights and civil organizations in the countries in which it is located, and to clarify the danger of the existence of the Renaissance Dam and the implications of its collapse on Egypt and Sudan.