Egyptian liberal opposition leader Mohamed El Baradei said yesterday that the Arab Spring revolution of 2011 had been relaunched by the announcement of an army-sponsored roadmap which removed Islamist president Mohammed Morsi.

The armed forces ousted Egypt’s first democratically elected president today after just a year in power, installing a temporary civilian government, suspending the constitution and calling for new elections.

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is leading in initial, partial parliamentary election results but faces stiff competition from more hard-line Islamic groups and a liberal-secular alliance.