ha defa assisi was elected.elections are to take place before the end of this year leading eventually to the modernization of the political life in egypt. as for the security challenge, the new government had to face the threats of muslim brothers to chose to resort to terrorism, to kill innocent civilians, burn churches and monasteries, bomb headquarters and police precincts, attack army officers and soldiers in sinai and in the western desert. destroy infrastructure, especially electricity distribution networks, railway and metro stations. this challenge is in my mind the most difficult one to deal with. because its confrontation very often calls for criticism. sometimes the government appears to be too lenient and is accused of being too lenient, because it suspects due process, and the due process is usually slow. but more often, the government overreacts, commits mistakes and is criticized for lack of respect for human rights. the boundaries between respects of basic rights on one hand and maintaining the s