[h=3]By SAM DAGHER[/h]CAIRO—The political divide in Egypt widened, as secular and liberal opposition forces raised the pressure on President Mohammed Morsi to rescind an edict that consolidates his power and sidelines the judiciary, while his supporters prepared for rallies Tuesday to preserve what the Muslim Brotherhood, the main Islamic party, called "legitimacy and stability."
Egypt's cacophonous array of quarreling opposition groups has coalesced, forming a National Salvation Front to challenge Mr. Morsi's decisions and prevent what they say is an impending Islamist takeover of the government. The Front is expected to have significant leverage: Many groups are joining, and it is tapping rising fear among Egyptians of a Muslim Brotherhood takeover.
Egypt's cacophonous array of quarreling opposition groups has coalesced, forming a National Salvation Front to challenge Mr. Morsi's decisions and prevent what they say is an impending Islamist takeover of the government. The Front is expected to have significant leverage: Many groups are joining, and it is tapping rising fear among Egyptians of a Muslim Brotherhood takeover.