{"id":5209,"date":"2012-05-24T11:42:16","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T11:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=5209"},"modified":"2014-07-11T17:49:43","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T17:49:43","slug":"egypt-voting-for-a-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/egypt-voting-for-a-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt: Voting for a President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Today the Egyptians continue voting <strong>\u062a\u0635\u0648\u064a\u062a<\/strong> to choose a president from thirteen candidates in the first free presidential elections after the 25th January 2011 Revolution. The voting process <strong>\u0639\u0645\u0644\u064a\u0629<\/strong> started yesterday and is considered a turning point inEgypt&#8217;s modern history. No\u00a0 one can predict who the winner will be. There are five frontrunners who are expected to dominate the polls; two of them are Islamists and two ex ministers who served under Mubarak. The successful candidate must obtain more than half of the votes otherwise the two top candidates will face off\u00a0 in a run off election scheduled for June 16 and 17.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">About 50 million eligible Egyptian voters have been called to participate in the process. The next president will inherit a struggling economy, deteriorating security and the challenge of uniting a nation divided by the uprising and its sometimes deadly aftermath, but his powers are yet to be defined by a new constitution. Ballot boxes from Wednesday were kept overnight in the stations after being sealed with wax by election commission officials and left under military and police protection. Results are expected on Sunday.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The thirteen candidates according to the order in the voting form are:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>1- Abo El-Izz Al-Hariri <\/strong><strong>\u0623\u0628\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0632 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u064a\u0631\u0649<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> He is an Alexandria MP representing the <em>Socialist<\/em><em>Popular Alliance Party<\/em> <strong>\u062d\u0632\u0628<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u062a\u062d\u0627\u0644\u0641<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0628\u064a<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0634\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0643\u064a<\/strong> \u00a0and the Revolution Continues Alliance <strong>\u062a\u062d\u0627\u0644\u0641<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u062b\u0648\u0631\u0629<\/strong> <strong>\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0645\u0631\u0629<\/strong> \u00a0.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>2- Mohammad Fawzi Eissa <\/strong><strong>\u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0641\u0648\u0632\u0649 \u0639\u064a\u0633\u0649<\/strong><strong> :<\/strong>He represents the <em>Democratic Generation Party<\/em> <strong>\u062d\u0632\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u064a\u0644<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0637\u064a<\/strong> . He withdrew on May 16 2012 in favor of Amr Moussa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>3- Ahmad Hossam <\/strong><strong>\u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f \u062d\u0633\u0627\u0645<\/strong><strong> :<\/strong>He represents the<em> Democratic Peace Party<\/em><strong>\u062d\u0632\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0637\u064a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>4- Amr Moussa \u0639\u0645\u0631\u0648 \u0645\u0648\u0633\u0649 \u00a0:<\/strong> He is an independent candidate. Moussa was the ex-Secreatry General <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u064a\u0646<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645<\/strong>\u00a0 of the League of Arab States <strong>\u062c\u0627\u0645\u0639\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/strong> and former Minister of Foreign Affairs <strong>\u0648\u0632\u064a\u0631<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0626\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c\u064a\u0629<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>5- Abdel Mon&#8217;im Aboul-Fotouh \u0639\u0628\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0639\u0645 \u0623\u0628\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u062a\u0648\u062d :<\/strong> He was the Secretary General <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0643\u0631\u062a\u064a\u0631<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645<\/strong> of Arab medical Union <strong>\u0625\u062a\u062d\u0627\u062f\u00a0 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0637\u0628\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628<\/strong> . Aboul-Fotouh was a Muslim Brotherhood member but was dismissed because of his decision to run for presidency at a time when the group announced that they would not nominate any of its members to run for president. Aboul-Fotouh is an independent candidate. He is backed by the Salafi Al-Noor Party <strong>\u062d\u0632\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0648\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0641\u064a<\/strong> and the moderate Islamic Al-Wassat Party <strong>\u062d\u0632\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0633\u0637<\/strong> and the Egyptian Current Party <strong>\u062d\u0632\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u0631\u064a<\/strong> \u00a0. Aboul Fotouh is well known for his strong opposition to both the Sadat and Mubarak regimes, as well as his openness towards people of different political views. He was detained once during Sadat&#8217;s rule and twice during Mubarak&#8217;s rule. He has promised to appoint a vice-president <strong>\u0646\u0627\u0626\u0628<\/strong> <strong>\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633<\/strong> who is a youth revolutionary and to fill over half of the country&#8217;s important posts with youth <strong>\u0634\u0628\u0627\u0628<\/strong> under the age of 45 .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>6- Hisham Al-Bastaweesy \u0647\u0634\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0633\u0637\u0648\u064a\u0633\u0649 :<\/strong> He was an Egyptian judge and the vise president of the Egyptian Court of Cassation <strong>\u0645\u062d\u0643\u0645\u0629<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0642\u0636<\/strong> . He represents the Tagammu&#8217; Party <strong>\u062d\u0632\u0628<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u062a\u062c\u0645\u0639<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>7- Mahmoud Hossam \u0645\u062d\u0645\u0648\u062f \u062d\u0633\u0627\u0645 :<\/strong> Hossam is an independent candidate and is the president of the Beginning Party <strong>\u062d\u0632\u0628<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0628\u062f\u0627\u064a\u0629<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>8- Muhammad Selim Al-Aw&#8217;wa \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0633\u0644\u064a\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0648\u0627 : <\/strong>Al-Aw&#8217;wa was the Ex-Secretary General of the International Union of the Muslim Scholars and Head of the Egyptian Association for Culture and Dialogue. Al-Aw&#8217;wa is an Islamic thinkerwho has written many books about Political Islam. He is an independent candidate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>9- Ahmad Shafeeq \u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0634\u0641\u064a\u0642 :<\/strong> Shafeeq was an Air Marshal and was the last Prime Minister <strong>\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633<\/strong> <strong>\u0648\u0632\u0631\u0627\u0621<\/strong> under Hosni Mubarak. He runs the race as an independent candidate but is backed by so many businessmen and capitalists from the ex-regime supporters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>10- Hamdeen Sab&#8217;bahi \u062d\u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646 \u0635\u0628\u0627\u062d\u0649 :<\/strong> Sab&#8217;bahi represents the Nasserist Dignity Party <strong>\u062d\u0632\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0631\u0627\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0635\u0631\u064a<\/strong> that he leads. He is bestknown for his strong opposition to the Mubarak regime and his support for the 2011 Revolution. Lots of people stand in his side as an escape from the Islamists and the ex-regime candidates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>11- Abdallah Al-Ash&#8217;al \u0639\u0628\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0634\u0639\u0644 :<\/strong> He represents the Authenticity Party <strong>\u062d\u0632\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u0627\u0644\u0629<\/strong> \u00a0which is an conservative party. Al-Ash&#8217;al withdrew in favor of the Muslim brotherhood candidate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>12- Khalid Ali \u062e\u0627\u0644\u062f \u0639\u0644\u0649 :<\/strong> He is a lawyer <strong>\u0645\u062d\u0627\u0645\u0649<\/strong> and a labor activist. Khalid was the former head of theEgyptianCenter for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR). He also was a founding member of the Hisham Mubarak Law center (HMLC). He runs for president as an independent candidate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>13- Muhammad Morsi \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0645\u0631\u0633\u0649 :<\/strong> Morsi is the chairman of the freedom and Justice Party <strong>\u062d\u0632\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0648<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0639\u062f\u0627\u0644\u0629<\/strong> \u00a0that was founded by the Muslim Brotherhood <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0625\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0646<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0646<\/strong> after the 2011 Revolution. He is the replacement candidate for the eliminated Khairat Al-Shaater. Lots Egyptians are angry with the Muslim brotherhood and their party because they had announced earlier that they would not nominate a president candidate but as the situation changed after the parliamentary elections, they decided to join the race; a step that raised so many questions about the intentions of the still restricted group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"298\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/05\/\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0642\u0629-\u0625\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0621-\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0623\u0649-298x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/05\/\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0642\u0629-\u0625\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0621-\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0623\u0649-298x350.jpg 298w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/05\/\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0642\u0629-\u0625\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0621-\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0623\u0649.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Today the Egyptians continue voting \u062a\u0635\u0648\u064a\u062a to choose a president from thirteen candidates in the first free presidential elections after the 25th January 2011 Revolution. 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