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Now that an Egyptian court has ordered the government to ensure that Egyptian expatriates can vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections what do you expect?
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The government will comply, but through inefficiency and/or ill intent will make it nearly impossible for Egyptian expats to exercise their right to vote in a free and fair manner.
(58.26 %)
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127 votes
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The government will ignore the ruling, under various pretexts, as Egyptian governments have done for decades.
(32.57 %)
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71 votes
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I don't know.
(9.17 %)
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20 votes
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Egyptian expats, supported by many inside the country, are lobbying to win the right to vote in Egypt's first post-revolution elections. What is your position?
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Egyptians living abroad should be granted the right to vote in presidential elections, but not in constituency-based parliamentary elections.
(10.71 %)
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44 votes
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Egyptians living abroad are full citizens and should have the full rights and privileges due to a citizen. Tunisian expats took part in their parliamentary elections and so should Egyptians.
(72.99 %)
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300 votes
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Egyptians living abroad are subject to various influences in their countries of residence and therefore should be allowed to vote only if they return to the country.
(5.11 %)
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21 votes
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The logistics of millions of Egyptians voting abroad are impossible to deal with in the current circumstances, so expat voting should be postponed until such a time as these challenges can be efficiently met.
(7.3 %)
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30 votes
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I don't know.
(3.89 %)
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16 votes
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Should Gadaffi have been taken alive by fighters?
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I don't know
(7.69 %)
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18 votes
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Electoral law issued by SCAF and combining individual candidacy and lists systems has been rejected by the bulk of the nation’s political parties and movements. What is your position?
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I agree to the law as it has been issued by SCAF; it would be unconstitutional to make the list system account for 100 of seats as the political parties demand.
(13.64 %)
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30 votes
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I wholly reject the current electoral law, which is tailored for the defunct ruling party remnants. I agree to a 100% list system as demanded by the parties.
(56.82 %)
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125 votes
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It would be sufficient to adjust the ratio, making the list system account for 70 or 80% of seats, while avoiding unconstitutionality.
(10.91 %)
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24 votes
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I don’t know.
(18.64 %)
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41 votes
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The September 9th protest before the Israeli embassy has triggered a fierce debate within Egypt. What is your position?
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The protest at the Israeli embassy was totally misguided; it took away focus from the original demands of the Friday of Correcting the Path, deteriorated into violence and lawlessness and undermined Egypt’s international image.
(54.89 %)
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802 votes
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I support the protesters’ bringing down the concrete wall before the embassy, which was an ugly reminder of Israel’s notorious Separation Wall, but I reject the storming of the Israeli embassy facility, which is flagrant violation of the law.
(17.25 %)
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252 votes
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I fully support both the bringing down of the wall and the storming of the embassy facility. Only Egyptian protesters were hurt in the events, while Israel’s killing of six Egyptian soldiers has yet to generate even a proper apology.
(22.45 %)
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328 votes
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I don’t know.
(5.41 %)
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79 votes
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With the fall of Gaddafi’s brutal regime the promise of a fully-fledged Arab spring seems one step closer to fulfillment. What are your expectations?
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Democratic revolutions are bound to sweep the Arab world. Syria and Yemen will follow, opening the door for a new age of freedom and democracy in the Arab world.
(17.11 %)
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154 votes
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Fundamentalist Islamists, backed by oil rich Saudi Arabia, will hijack the Arab revolutions and create regressive, religion-based autocracies.
(25.78 %)
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232 votes
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There will be no uniform Arab pattern. Democracy will succeed in some places, fail in some, and make limited headway in others.
(51.44 %)
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463 votes
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I don’t know.
(5.67 %)
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51 votes
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The Israeli killing of 5 Egyptian soldiers in Egyptian territory has enraged the Egyptian public, while the government tried to contain the crisis. What is your view?
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Egypt should immediately downgrade diplomatic relations with Israel, throw out the Israeli ambassador and recall the Egyptian ambassador from Tel Aviv, demand restitution for the victims, halt gas exports to Israel and open the Rafah border with Gaza
(34.58 %)
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452 votes
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Israel’s expression of sorrow is sufficient, especially when accompanied by a joint investigation into the incident. We should maintain good ties with Israel.
(17.52 %)
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229 votes
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Israel was pursuing terrorists in accordance with the right of hot pursuit, and the killing of the Egyptian soldiers was an unintentional error. Egypt should cooperate with Israel in hunting down terrorists.
(29.07 %)
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380 votes
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Israel’s criminal killing of Egyptian soldiers should not go unpunished. It absolves Egypt of the peace treaty, which Egypt should unilaterally declare null and void.
(10.64 %)
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139 votes
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I don’t have a position on the matter.
(8.19 %)
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107 votes
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It took enormous and sustained popular pressure to bring Mubarak to public trial. What are your feelings on where the trial might be heading?
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It’s all theater; the officers are bowing and saluting the prisoners, the prosecution has deliberately bungled the case, and Mubarak will be acquitted.
(25.95 %)
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178 votes
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It is a historic trial, the first time in modern Arab history that people bring their ruler to account for his crimes. Mubarak is bound to be convicted.
(30.76 %)
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211 votes
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Mubarak has done great things for Egypt; it is a great shame that he and his sons should be humiliated in this fashion. This trial should be disbanded with due apologies to the Mubaraks.
(13.41 %)
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92 votes
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There are many loopholes in the case; the security bodies are for the defendants, but Mubarak, his sons and cronies will be convicted for their crimes.
(18.95 %)
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130 votes
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I don't know.
(10.93 %)
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75 votes
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The ruling Military Council and Prime Minister Essam Sharaf have made substantial concessions to the demands of the second wave of the Egyptian revolution. What is your position?
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The administration has done more than enough to meet the demands of the revolution. Sit-ins and protest actions should end and the new government given a chance to move on with the transition.
(21.04 %)
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150 votes
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Important concessions have been made, but they are insufficient. Sit-ins and protest action should go on until all basic demands are met, and to ensure promises are fulfilled.
(27.63 %)
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197 votes
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It is all window-dressing; the Egyptian revolution has been betrayed, and protest action should continue until the military council is removed from power.
(44.32 %)
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316 votes
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I have no position on the matter.
(7.01 %)
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50 votes
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An open-ended sit-in in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and other Egyptian cities began on Friday July 8. The protesters say the sit-in will go on until a number of basic demands of the revolution are met. Where do you stand?
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I fully support the continuation of the sit-in until the revolutionary demands are met.
(64.95 %)
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680 votes
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Enough is enough! These sit-ins are wreaking havoc with the country’s stability and economy. They should be disbanded immediately.
(11.17 %)
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117 votes
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I support the demands but disagree with the sit-ins, which undermine the return to normalcy and economic revival.
(19.68 %)
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206 votes
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I don't know.
(4.2 %)
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44 votes
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A nation-wide protest has been called for 8 July to press for the speedy prosecution of Mubarak and his cronies, as well as of all police officers involved in the torture and killing of citizens. Where do you stand?
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Enough protests! We want stability and security. Prosecuting police officers would bring even more harm to the precarious security situation.
(22.25 %)
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162 votes
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I fully support the protest call and will take part in the demonstrations.
(35.99 %)
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262 votes
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I fully support the protest call, but will not join the demonstrations.
(22.39 %)
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163 votes
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I sympathise with the demands put forward by the movements and parties, but disagree with the call for demonstrations.
(14.15 %)
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103 votes
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I have no position on the matter.
(5.22 %)
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38 votes
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What are your predictions for Wednesday's Cairo derby between Zamalek and Ahly?
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Zamalek will win
(32.71 %)
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35 votes
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Zamalek will win with more than a 2-goal margin
(4.67 %)
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5 votes
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Ahly will win
(45.79 %)
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49 votes
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Ahly will win with more than a 2-goal margin
(12.15 %)
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13 votes
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Egypt’s political landscape is dominated these days by the Constitution or elections first debate. Where do you stand?
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Parliamentary elections should be held first, and on schedule.
(14.25 %)
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64 votes
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The Constitution should be drawn by a constituent assembly reflecting the aspirations of all sections of the nation. I choose Constitution First.
(44.54 %)
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200 votes
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I support the proposal of possible presidential candidate Mohamed El-Baradei to draw up a Bill of Rights first
(24.5 %)
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110 votes
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I support the proposal of possible presidential candidate Amr Moussa to hold presidential elections first.
(5.35 %)
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24 votes
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I believe the whole debate to be a waste of time.
(6.46 %)
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29 votes
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I have no position on the matter.
(4.9 %)
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22 votes
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The Egyptian revolution was launched on Police Day, underlining the prevalence of torture, police brutality and human rights violations in the country. How would you evaluate the human rights situation in Egypt 4 months since the overthrow of Mubarak
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Much improved
(7.38 %)
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47 votes
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Somewhat improved
(32.18 %)
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205 votes
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No different
(29.36 %)
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187 votes
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Worse
(17.27 %)
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110 votes
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Don’t know
(13.81 %)
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88 votes
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What would be a fair monthly minimum wage in Egypt?
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There should be no minimum wage
(6.94 %)
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34 votes
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Less than LE700 ($117)
(3.67 %)
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18 votes
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LE700 ($117) as decided by the government
(13.88 %)
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68 votes
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LE1200 ($200)
(37.96 %)
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186 votes
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More than LE1200 ($200)
(37.55 %)
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184 votes
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The Muslim Brotherhood leadership boycotted and condemned last Friday’s protests demanding the fulfillment of the Revolution’s objectives. What is your view?
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The Muslim Brotherhood is showing political wisdom, acting for stability and the restoration of order
(15.23 %)
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154 votes
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The Muslim Brotherhood has betrayed the revolution and the cause of democracy, in the hope of winning an exclusive hold on power
(49.36 %)
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499 votes
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It is the aged leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood that has betrayed the revolution but the youth of the Brotherhood continue to uphold the revolution’s goals
(24.23 %)
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245 votes
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I don’t know
(11.18 %)
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113 votes
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100 days after Hosni Mubarak stepped down, do you think the revolution's objectives have been met?
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Yes, the old regime has left forever, the main demands have been fulfilled.
(7.16 %)
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30 votes
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No, nothing has changed yet. The old regime is still in place.
(27.68 %)
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116 votes
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Only a few objectives have been achieved. But we are on the right track.
(48.21 %)
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202 votes
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The situation is too complicated, I don't know.
(16.95 %)
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71 votes
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Football Which club do you think will win the Egyptian Premier League 2010-2011?
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Zamalek
(37.06 %)
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73 votes
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Ismaily
(5.58 %)
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11 votes
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Police Union
(3.05 %)
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6 votes
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Though the Egyptian revolution emphasised equality and fraternity of Egypt’s Muslims and Christians, mob attacks against Coptic citizens and their houses of worship have become a frequent occurrence in post-revolution Egypt. What is your opinion?
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The attacks are instigated and executed by local counter-revolutionary forces, including Muslim fanatics, Mubarak regime diehards and rogue security forces, and are backed and funded by regressive Gulf States.
(33.03 %)
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143 votes
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The attacks are the expression of deep-seated sectarian tensions, and their greater frequency is a result of the security vacuum created by the revolution, and have nothing to do with counter-revolutionary conspiracies.
(35.57 %)
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154 votes
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Counter-revolutionary forces and regional powers are using deep-seated sectarian tensions to undermine the Egyptian revolution.
(21.25 %)
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92 votes
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I don't know.
(10.16 %)
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44 votes
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Post-revolution Egypt is charting a new policy towards the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Cairo has succeeded in mediating a Palestinian reconciliation, is removing the blockade of Gaza, and is tougher on the Israeli occupation. What is your opinion?
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Strongly approve of the Egyptian policy within the current parameters.
(35.49 %)
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137 votes
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Approve, but want Egypt to go further to annul the peace treaty with Israel and cut all ties.
(19.17 %)
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74 votes
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Approve, but want Egypt to act with more caution and try not to antagonize Israel.
(16.84 %)
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65 votes
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Strongly disapprove. Antagonizing Israel is not in Egypt’s interests; it would damage Egypt-US relations, and would harm our already suffering economy.
(22.28 %)
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86 votes
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Don’t know.
(6.22 %)
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24 votes
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