In 2012, he became the presidential candidate for the Muslim Brotherhood, winning election on June 24th with just over 51 percent of the vote and becoming the first person to be democratically chosen as Egypt’s head of state. He took unlimited power as president, and, within a year, protesters were calling for his resignation. The Egyptian military unseated Morsi on July 3, 2013 in a coup d’etat. As a result, Morsi was forced out of office and the state’s current Constitution was suspended in favor of a new one. Adly Mansour became Egypt’s acting president before a new election. After Morsi’s presidency, there were widespread arrests of Muslim Brotherhood supporters. On September 1, 2013, it was announced that Morsi would stand trial in his home country on a slew of charges.