The crisis that led to the outbreak of the second wave of the Egyptian revolution began with a mass demonstration in Tahrir Square on Friday, 18th November 2011. It was largely dominated by prominent Islamic forces and was meant as remonstrance against the attempt of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, represented by Deputy Prime Minister Liberal Wafd party, Ali El El-Salami, to impose a procedural constitutional document laying down supra-constitutional rules and restricting procedures for the selection of the Constituent Assembly and its work. It is this Constitutional Assembly that is meant to draft the new Egyptian Constitution in the next few days, but events crumbled to eventually morph into direct confrontation between demonstrators in Tahrir Square and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.
However, the roots of the second wave of revolution are certainly deeper than the events of 28th November and subsequent days.
The following is a reading of events in the first week of the second wave of revolution, the accumulated causes that led to it, the positions of various parties, achievements, and the way out as seen by the main parties in the crisis.