Chief Justice Adly Mansour has replaced former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi as the interim leader, after a military coup that ousted Morsi from his position of power.
"I swear to preserve the system of the republic, and respect the constitution and law, and guard the people's interests," he said during his oath of office.
But General Abdulfattah al-Sisi's moment was more illustrative than Mansour's rather symbollic one: the army chief made a televised announcement on Thursday to address the nation.
In his speech televised all over the country rocked by a week's worth of protests, the interim leader's associate gave the basics on the action his temporary administration sought to take during the first few hours of leadership.
He said that he and his governmental body had "agreed [on] a roadmap that includes initial steps that would achieve building of a strong and consolidated Egyptian society where nobody is excluded, rejected, or exploited."
He also called for "an end to division," an issue that has plagued the split nation since it put Morsi in the president's seat in the first democratic election after the 2011 Arab Spring movement.
The constitution will be temporarily dissolved, he said.
Sisi also stated that Egypt will hold early presidential elections, while the head of the constituency court will keep an eye on state affairs until a new president is put in office.
Morsi is reportedly under "preventative arrest," according to the Telegraph. He could face charges on his short time in office.
Members of the Muslim Brotherhood were also arrested, including the head of the Freedom and Justice party, Saad al-Katatni and Morsi's foreign police advisor Essam al-Haddad, in a major crackdown on Brotherhood party leaders.
Meanwhile, supporters of Morsi waved the ousting off as a mere coup-one not to be paid too much attention.
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