{"id":5559,"date":"2012-06-17T22:53:21","date_gmt":"2012-06-17T22:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=5559"},"modified":"2014-07-11T18:04:05","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T18:04:05","slug":"egypts-presidential-runoff-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/egypts-presidential-runoff-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt&#8217;s Presidential Runoff Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A few hours ago, the Egyptians finished voting <strong>\u062a\u0640\u0640\u0635\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0648\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u062a<\/strong> for the second day to choose a president <strong>\u0631\u0626\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0633<\/strong> \u00a0from two candidates in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/egypt-voting-for-a-president\/\">first presidential elections <\/a><strong>\u0627\u0646\u0640\u0640\u062a\u0640\u0640\u062e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0628\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u062a<\/strong> after the ouster of Mubarak in February 2011. Ahmad Shafiq <strong>\u0623\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u062f<\/strong> <strong>\u0634\u0640\u0640\u0641\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0642<\/strong> and Mouhammad Morsi <strong>\u0645\u0640\u0640\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u0640\u062f<\/strong> <strong>\u0645\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0633\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0649<\/strong> were the top two candidates in the first run. The presidential elections is run in a vague <strong>\u063a\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0645\u0640\u0640\u0636<\/strong> \u00a0atmosphere especially after the Supreme Constitutional Court <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0643\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u062f\u0633\u0640\u0640\u062a\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0639\u0640\u0644\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0627<\/strong> had dissolved the newly-elected <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/tag\/egypts-revolution\/\">Parliament <\/a>with its Islamists majority <strong>\u0623\u063a\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0628\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> . Thus, the military rulers (SCAF) restored the legislature power <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0633\u0640\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0637\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u062a\u0640\u0640\u0634\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0631\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0639\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> and already have the executive power <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0633\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0637\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u062a\u0640\u0640\u0646\u0640\u0640\u0641\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0630\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0 in their hand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This elections has divided the Egyptians into three main categories;<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1)\u00a0\u00a0 Supporters <strong>\u0645\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0624\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u062f\u0648<\/strong> of Ahmad Shafiq: They look at him as the representative <strong>\u0645\u0640\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u062b\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0651\u0640\u0640\u0644<\/strong> of the civilian state <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u062f\u0648\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u062f\u0646\u0640\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> \u00a0against the theocratic state <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u062f\u0648\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u062f\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0646\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> . Shafiq as a military General might be backed by the other generals (SCAF) because no one thinks the Generals would prefer to receive their orders from a civilian.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2)\u00a0\u00a0 Supporters of Morsi: They look at him as the representative of the revolution <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u062b\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0631\u0629<\/strong> , protector of the Islamic identity <strong>\u0647\u0640\u0640\u0648\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> ofEgypt and restorer of the Islamic glories and Shari&#8217;a law. Morsi is backed by the Muslim Brotherhood group to which he belongs and the Salafi Noor Party.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3)\u00a0\u00a0 Supporters of neither of them: Those are the people boycotting <strong>\u0645\u0640\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0642\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0637\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0639\u0640\u0640\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0646<\/strong> the elections because they are not satisfied with any of the two candidates. Most of the people in this last category are liberal <strong>\u0644\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0628\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0646<\/strong> and revolutionary young people. They are against the idea of reviving the old autocratic regime but they are also against the construction of a theocratic state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The word that best describes the political scene <strong>\u0645\u0640\u0640\u0634\u0640\u0640\u0647\u0640\u0640\u0640\u062f<\/strong> in Egypt is &#8221; Chaos <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0641\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0636\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0649<\/strong> &#8220;. The parliament was dissolved and declared as illegal though it was the only elected institution in the country. The president has no clear authorities because there is no constitution <strong>\u062f\u064f\u0633\u0640\u0640\u062a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0631<\/strong> . It is not even known who the next president will do the oath <strong>\u064a\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0624\u062f\u0650\u0649<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0642\u0640\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0633\u0640\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0645<\/strong> before? Is Egypt really stepping forward towards democracy? This is the real question but who has the answer !<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*****<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Check us back soon<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Peace\u00a0 <strong>\u0633\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0627\u0645<\/strong> \/Salam\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/06\/Shafiq-Vs-Morsi-350x210.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\/06\/Shafiq-Vs-Morsi-350x210.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/06\/Shafiq-Vs-Morsi.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A few hours ago, the Egyptians finished voting \u062a\u0640\u0640\u0635\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0648\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u062a for the second day to choose a president \u0631\u0626\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0633 \u00a0from two candidates in the first presidential elections \u0627\u0646\u0640\u0640\u062a\u0640\u0640\u062e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0628\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u062a after the ouster of Mubarak in February 2011. Ahmad Shafiq \u0623\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u062f \u0634\u0640\u0640\u0641\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0642 and Mouhammad Morsi \u0645\u0640\u0640\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u0640\u062f \u0645\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0633\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0649 were the top two candidates in the first run. 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