Translation of interim Vice President Mohamed El Baradei's resignation letter

President Adly Mansour, President of the Republic

I present you with my resignation as VP calling upon God to protect Egypt from all harm and to achieve the aspirations of this people and to maintain the gains of the glorious Jan. 25, 2011 revolution which was reaffirmed in its resounding call on June 30, 2013; gins which many have made great sacrifices to build a nation in which everyone lives enjoying freedom, democracy, social justice, respect for human rights, sound government, societal harmony, total equality between all citizens without exclusion or discrimination.

I have contributed my utmost efforts and have continued to call for these principles since before and after Jan. 25 without any changes or alterations, and will continue faithfully to this nation, which I believe that its safety and stability aren’t achieved except by national conciliation and social peace which is achieved through building a civil state and not throwing religion into the mazes of politics, and gaining inspiration of its principles and higher values throughout all walks of life. But for the groups that take religion as a curtain and which have succeeded in polarizing the public towards its distorted interpretations of religion until they have reached power for a year that is considered among the worst years that Egypt has experienced, whence the policies of domination and exclusion from one side, and media incitement from another led to a state of division and polarization among the ranks of the people.

Thus it was desired that the great uprising of the people on June 30 would end these circumstances and place the country along the natural course towards achieving the principles of the revolution, which has led me to accept the initiative of the national forces that participated in rule. However, things went into a different direction as we have reached an even more extreme state of polarization and more dangerous state of division, and the social fabric is threatened of being torn as violence only begets violence.

As you know, I saw that there were peaceful alternatives to dispersing this social clash and there were acceptable solutions proposed to lead us towads national reconciliation, however things have reached what they are now. And from similar experiences, reconciliation will eventually come but after costing us a major cost that I believe would’ve been avoidable.

It is now difficult for me to continue to bear responsibility for decisions that I do not agree with and to which I fear their consequences and I cannot bear responsibility for a single drop of blood before God, before my conscience, and before my citizens, especially as I believe that the bloodshed could’ve been avoidable. Thus unfortunately those who gain from what happened today are those who call for violence, terror, and the more radical groups. And you will remember what I have told you and I delegate my matter to God.

God protect [Egypt], its great people and noble army.

Mohamed ElBaradei

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