READER COMMENTS

I see that there are groups which do not have any relation to the revolution. They just go out, not to sit-ins, but they go out to Tahrir to pick up some souvenir pictures or walk by, and also there are those who take advantage of the existence of such crowds of people selling drinks and food, having fun, and also, in a lot of those communities, if there are women, there is harassment for them and frequently. They need to be warned because Tahrir Square is a focal point and around it is a complex of departments of the government such as the Mugama'ah building. Legal actions must be taken about it and appeal to them before taking any legal action about the violation of the authority of the Supreme Council of Egyptian armed forces until they hand over power as promised before. These groups must be sensitized because Egypt has stood and is still standing up despite its collapsed economy and this must be stressed because the more they stand and gather; they should know that there is a detriment to the interests of the country from the economy. They must know that Egypt will return better than before after the success of the Egyptian revolution and will achieve most of the objectives of the Egyptian elections as demanded by the Egyptian revolution, which had to topple the regime of the tyrant who ruled the country for over thirty years with the intention to bequeath his son to rule after him and to know the efforts of the Egyptian armed forces to protect the people and maintain security in Egypt under the conditions that prevailed in the country from the chaos that directed Egypt to the righteousness of the election, which was the first of the objectives of Egypt and the Egyptian people that waited over the previous years in humiliation, oppression and poverty that was prevalent from the corrupt system.

Now the situation is different because of the success of the beginning of the parliamentary elections and of the Shura, and finally the Egyptian presidential elections are about to finish soon, and culminate in a new President of Egypt, chosen freely by the Egyptian people. I think that no one in Egypt knows who will lead the country in the coming weeks. The two candidates are: Ahmed Shafik and Dr. Mohammed Morsi. The first candidate is an independent one while the second candidate represents the Party of Freedom and Justice, which belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. God brings the most suitable and fairest among the people: one does not make his interests in his heart over the interests of Egypt and its people, who helps the poor and ordinary people and elevates Egypt's security and economic status, and Egypt's higher interests. We do not forget the role of the Egyptian armed forces in protecting Egypt from the abuse and chaos; they kept their promises to the Egyptian people about the holding the elections of the parliament, the Shura Council and the presidential elections on time without violating that, even after the events and chaos that hit the country after the Egyptian revolution and the occurrence of attacks of thugs which caused stopping the interests of the people and bringing down the interest of Egypt, but the Egyptian armed forces confronted them with all their power.

The post-revolutionary parliamentary elections taught us several important lessons that should be a source of inspiration for us as we embark on building the new Egypt. The election process revealed how Egyptians are immensely civilized in light of their active and positive participation in the elections. Perhaps the scenes of long queues extending near various polling stations across Egypt are the best proof on the foregoing premise. We can say that those scenes were a small picture of the new Egypt in the eyes of the international media that will complement the civilized portrayal of Egyptians during the days of their uprising. The elections will pave the way for a new era characterized by active participation of Egyptians in nation building. On the other hand, the elections had a number of positive features, which were spotted by local and international civil society organizations. These features – especially the full judicial supervision over all stages of the electoral process administered by the Supreme Judicial Electoral Committee – garnered praises from international official statements. This provided a high degree of impartiality and transparency, and left no room for fraud allegations. In addition, the role of the armed forces and the Interior Ministry in securing all stages of the electoral process was among those features. This role is very important in setting the stage for the restoration of security in Egyptian society, which positively affect the economy, tourism and Egypt's reputation internationally. In addition, the role of official religious institutions, such as the Awqaf, Al-Azhar and Fatwa and the church in sensitizing the voters and urging them to choose the most capable and most appropriate candidate, regardless of religious or political affiliation, was helpful. This was in favor of citizens and society at large, and made these elections free of religious fanaticism and tribalism.

The three stages of the Egyptian parliamentary elections together with their supplementary rounds represented an important step towards the desired democratization, which has been established and started by the twenty-fifth of January Revolution. In fact, the first election in Egypt after the Revolution lays the foundation of the future of the political and developmental processes in modern Egypt through a Parliament that reflects the will of people, keeps pace with the spirit of the era and reflects the values of Egyptian civilization which is deeply-rooted in history. As a result, Egyptians have a lot of expectations and hopes for the coming Parliament, the Parliament of the Revolution. In fact, they are hopeful that it will be an icon for the restoration of stability and the completion of building the country’s institutions. The indicators of the electoral process and its events have conveyed in the final results a lot of connotations that confirmed the political merit of Egyptians. They have proven that they are really the oldest people on earth who are practicing management and politics. The latter is evident in the record participation rates in the election, which has never occurred in the history of Egyptian elections on the part of voters at home or overseas. Both of them have gained the eligibility to vote for the first time in the political history of Egypt.

The public elections that took place in Egypt were one of the best things that occurred in the Egyptian arena as through them, people expressed their wishes with all freedom and independence in the exercise of democratic principles, which the Egyptian people were deprived of for many years as the elections that were conducted in the past were plays prepared by the politicians to laugh at the people or work on forcing them to elect a particular politician who was often the same person that controls the country. In addition to this the manipulation of the ballot boxes and the forgery, so that the results would be pointing to the victory of the former President himself by most votes as the favorite in the hearts of the masses and as the person who came to save the people from injustice and oppression. He must continue to rule the country because there is no alternative other than him, but,in fact, he is practicing various forms of dictatorship, authoritarianism and deprivation of his people of most of the human services. He is also hosting everyone who opposes him and raises his voice against the system in the many prisons of the state in order to increase the society's problems and suffering. Therefore, these political figures cannot continue in power because they came in order to achieve their financial benefits and to lead affluent and luxurious lives at the expense of the majority of the people who suffer from hunger and poverty, unemployment and countless social problems leading to the explosion of the masses because of the impatience and thus, the change happened in Egypt and the Egyptian people were able to prepare themselves for a new phase.

Certainly, the revolutions and the political crises that a certain country experiences directly or indirectly influence all the aspects of this country or another and the most affected aspect by the political crises is the economic side. Yemen is witnessing at the present time, i.e. for the past few months, the most famous revolutions that swept the country from the north to the south, and this revolution has influenced the course of life in Yemen, especially after the fire of the popular demonstrations broke out in the squares and streets of Yemen. The people of Yemen were divided between supporters and opponents of the government, as well as the intervention of al-Qaeda and the other bodies that had a hand in what is happening in Yemen. As it is known, when the revolutions start in one country, they affect the life in them and lead to the inverting of balances, whether at the economic, political and social level, and other aspects. Yemen, today, is witnessing revolutions and internal wars, because of the deteriorating economic situation and disruption of life and the unemployment that is widespread among the people. The reason for this is due to the revolution raging in the country, which led to the imposition of a siege on Yemen that prevented imports, agriculture, production or other things that provide the raw materials needed by the Yemeni citizen.

Whoever controls the majority of seats in parliament should have the confidence of the people and should have sincerity, honesty, integrity, honor and justice to the State of Egypt, and should sacrifice for all good things. They should compensate the Egyptian citizens for what happened to them and their suffering and not control the majority of the parliament to impose their presence by force and against the will of the Egyptians and to start looting and stealing their money or to be the cause of the decline of Egypt or the sons of the Egyptian people into fighting and violence, crime and terrorism, slaughter, cruelty, brutality, because the time of Hosni Mubarak will not be back again. For those who are confident with respect to the field of carrying the burden of what they will face from work, effort, fatigue, patience, and maybe a fight with others, they must have integrity, honor, and honesty in dealing with the sons of the Egyptian people who faced the hardest and largest types of oppression and dictatorship. The Islamic Party has to compensate the people of Egypt for all the things that they were deprived of.

The first round of the first free landmark presidential elections taking place in Egypt has ended, and was hailed worldwide; international organizations and private governmental and non-governmental organizations praised the integrity of this election, which outcome confirmed that there will be a run-off between the top two candidates, Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party and Ahmed Shafiq, considered by many Egyptians as a remnant candidate - and remnants here means each person who had a senior position within the former regime that strive to rule again, by replacing the ousted head of the regime, the President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak- He is the former Minister of Aviation and the last Prime Minister during Mubarak rule. Many say that he was supported by the former ruling party with money and equipment, as well as voters and say that he arrived to the run-off by tampering with voter lists. A lot of political money was spend in the battle, described as the last chance for the former regime to regain power, but with a (new look). And in this elapsed round comes first Dr. Mohamed Morsi Al-Ayat he is close to the largest organized group in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood, which was able to mobilize its supporters and succeed in the first round. No consolation for the rebels who elected Mr. Hamdeen Sabahi, who was close to winning but he failed, because the turnout was weak. In this round (first round) about 24 million of 51 million eligible voters - including dead- went to ballots. I highlight the weak turnout especially for the first free presidential elections to be held in Egypt, to ease the street's frustration because one year and a half have passed since the revolution outbreak and nothing has changed yet.

I see that the turnout was very low in the first round due to the weakness or perhaps dissatisfaction of the people with candidates. Even though I think that people will go heavily to vote during the second round, scheduled to be held in June 16 and 17.

Egypt is now divided into three groups; the first nominated the Lieutenant General Ahmed Shafiq in order to ensure that the Muslim Brotherhood will not take power; the second nominated Dr. Mohammed Morsi, to ensure that the remnants of the old regime will not rule again, and the third does not want to participate in the elections. From the standpoint of the supporters of the Freedom and Justice party's candidate Dr. Mohammed Mursi's, independent candidate, lieutenant general, Ahmed Shafik will benefit from the attitude of the third group and he could win the presidential election. Other groups are against both candidates and are tarnishing their images; those are the supporters of Hamdeen Sabbahi and Dr. Abdel Moneim Abul Fatouh, who are not satisfied with the elections outcome and reject both candidates especially, the Lieutenant general, Ahmed Shafik. They see him as a remnant of the former regime equally responsible for corruption; they also consider him the mastermind of the Camel Attack that was launched against the rebels during the 25 January revolution. Rebels are angry because the Supreme Commission for elections did not exclude him from race as it should have done according to the Disfranchisement Law. May God protect the people of Egypt from any harm.

In my opinion, there are no differences among the people about why they voted or elected lieutenant General Ahmed Shafik or Dr. Mohammed Morsi. The first one is described as one of the old regime remnants and fought against the martyrs, while the second one as the alternative candidate who will be controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood once he take the office. for now, I cannot justify the people's choice, and what led them to make such choices. But now, we should focus on the mutual accusations reiterated by both candidates, with the fist accusing the second of being a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and that if he seized power he would not escape from the groups' grip and its of guidance, thinking that such rhetoric would gain him the people's vote; while the second is seeking the people's sympathy by described the first as being one of the remnants of the old regime and the killer of the martyrs. I am confused.

Egypt's future holds a lot of ambiguity, especially with much doubt surrounding the integrity of its president election, and the deterioration of the economy confirming that the country is still run by the remnants of the old regime. Since the departure of the unjust Mubarak regime, nothing has changed in the country for the better, instead the conditions have worsened, the number of victims of the regime have increased, the poverty and injustice have increased, and the country is further moving backwards; this does not bide good and worries us about Egypt Which is now close to the poverty. The government keeps denying this, saying that with its many resources Egypt could never reach the poverty line. Unfortunately, many Egyptians believe them. There are already many dangers threatening our country and continued demonstrations will lead to the destruction of the country. Egyptians are now split into two feuding groups willing to eliminate each other, one supports the regime and the other does not and wants freedom and dignity.

Shafiq says that he has done many achievements, let us see his achievements in the October war where he participated in the flights that struck the Israeli military sites and many were like him, but history did not mention them in the right way and he is not the only one who brought this victory. How to tell people that this is an achievement isn't a duty that he must do for his country or just to boast in front of people. As for his achievements since he became the minister of aviation, even this achievement with which he boasts, which is the establishment of Cairo International airport that was globally classified as one of the worst nine airports in the world and he does not have the right to enter the elections at all. His involvement is incorrect and the authorities must work to rectify that mistake and get him out of the competition. As for the brother, Mohammed Morsi, who had a good and global scientific career as he has obtained scientific certificates from more than one country and obtained his PhD in space science engineering in the United States and he worked at NASA and contributed a lot in the success it witnessed, but unfortunately, he also succeeded through fraud because he has provided many bribes that are considered a severe crime against him as a President as he introduced himself an educated man of great knowledge. But not every scholar can work in the political life; even his presidential project does not belong to him but to the Muslim Brotherhood who are willing to do lots and lots of work in order to control the future of Egypt. They are more corrupt than Shafiq and they are also elected by the citizens who don't know anything. They are called farmers who are supporting him to obtain money and food only. They are very naive but unfortunately very ignorant and easy to be controlled and they are the largest group in Egypt.

The qualification of Shafiq and Morsi to the run-off election is clear evidence that the problems would begin in Egypt and we would expect, in the coming days, anger from the enraged Egyptian people who won't be satisfied being a prey to injustice again. The situation between the military junta and the many citizens is unstable and they are not satisfied with its performance and with the election results for its evident falsification and we heard a lot of Egyptian judges saying that the entry of Shafiq to the elections was a big mistake because is supposed to apply the law of isolating the remnants of the former regime against him, which the Egyptian judiciary prescribed to offset any person related to the former regime or the former government through political activity for a period of not less than ten years term and this is the least that can be done as saying who will judge this issue. Shafiq won the election through the use of fraud and of more than 900 thousand soldiers and officers from the Ministry of Interior and the Presidential Election Commission has recognized the existence of such an unintentional mistake. How could it be unintentional that the Ministry of Interior has issued many personal cards for soldiers and police officers in more than one name and a different number for everyone among them, i.e., he could have collected all those votes through this trick that involved the Presidential Election Commission and the junta which was designated by the Egyptian citizens and the men of Mubarak. How could Shafiq be exposed to all those insults by the citizens and the wave of hatred which is the reality of the feelings of the Egyptian citizen towards Shafiq?

The views of the Salafis regarding the church and women, and the way the Muslim Brotherhood have took over the revolutionary arena, as well as setting the election votes in their favor... They have managed, by right or wrong, to mobilize people to say yes to the constitutional amendments that were rejected by the revolutionaries. Finally, the strong image of the Islamic groups that were in the past terrorist groups made the revolution take another road that is different from the one that started with and that the world loved. The other thing, which is ignored by the revolutionaries, is the current economic status depends on the economic reserves that were built by the former regime.

No matter what they did, the will never succeed in moving the will of those who bear the truth and goodness. Ahmad Shafiq is the president and no one else would assume the presidency and sit on the throne of pharaoh. He will build Egypt and help its renaissance. Congratulations to the Egyptians with this president, who does not give precedence to compliments at the expense of our homeland and citizens. God sent him to you and you should elect him to achieve prosperity. And even if you did not choose him he will become president because the stones will elect him if the Egyptians won't. And after the achievements he will do, you will regret because you let the treacherous Muslim Brotherhood to cheat you.

I want Mohamed Morsi!

I will not vote for the Brotherhood, because they have one of the qualities of the hypocrite, which is: “If he is speaking, he is lying.”

The Chairman of the Shura Council stressed that the decision was taken unanimously at its last meeting. He also explained that supporting Shafiq was actually meant to maintain the principle of a civil State. The Council actually reflects the opinion of the tribes scattered throughout Egypt, added the Chairman.

I am really amazed at the Egyptian people. We have been living for 30 years in oppression, tyranny and slavery under a regime that corrupted life, stole money and ripped the fortunes from the country. Not only that! This regime also caused diseases to the people through the cancerous foods, and at the end he appointed Shafiq as the Prime Minister to help smuggle the money. Now, Shafiq says with a full mouth, “I will reestablish security in a few minutes.” It is as if he is inciting criminals to engage in chaos. He says that anyone who wants to protest can stand in a garden, which means there are no protests. He says that Mubarak is his role model, and right now he is sending his dogs to promote and spread rumors about the Islamic candidate without any need to. I want to say one word. Whatever faults the Muslim Brotherhood might have, they can be fixed. Tahrir Square can overthrow the MB, but it is impossible to overthrow Shafiq, because he will turn it into a Syria. Of course, he realized the games so well. Say goodbye to the money and fortunes of Egypt for the next hundred years.

Please send the latest election results overseas!

I will vote for Morsi, in spite of myself. I can't nullify my vote; otherwise it will benefit the remnants. God bring forth the good ones who will bring reforms!

The turnout of Egyptians to the elections was not as it was expected to be. How could the voting to choose who represents Egypt be accepted when more than half of the citizens did not vote in those elections? We saw that only a few went to vote, and everyone who did not vote in these elections is the reason for that result, because many of the corrupt took advantage of those opportunities and were able to give their votes to those who the people do not want. The Egyptian election was not fair at all, but it was rigged a hundred percent and had no use. The Egyptian citizen was hoping that there would be a fair election and I would like to give a chance to the Military council and the Egyptian judiciary to prove their integrity, but, unfortunately, what was expected of citizens was revealed for the first time, the Egyptians take their right to choose their candidate, a lot of people were so happy, but at the same time were unaware that their right would be false and there would be no need for it.

The question here is how will we conduct a re-election under the corrupt judiciary represented in the current judiciary who are in need of restructuring, and dismissal the of all judges who are known to be supporters of the former regime, and that the former president ordered appointed to the judiciary. Unfortunately Egyptians suffer from a corrupt judiciary and corrupt government; even the military council proved to be a corrupt council. The Egyptian citizen must wake up and see well the clear violations that will take us back to a dead end again. It will not end the injustice, but this will evolve and become constant for several years. If we do not wake up we will not find any justice, will not find any jobs and will not find any good social situation. Egyptian elections must be returned and all Egyptians must boycott those elections and not participate in them. We need a candidate that can take the hands of the Egyptians to a new Egypt, accommodating all the Egyptians and making work available for the poor before the rich, and make the people benefit equally from the services, and have everyone get proper health care, improve the conditions of education and to have all avenues lead to a happy life and not one that spreads the darkness and makes the injustice continue. The candidate of the former regime or of the Islamic system who are supposed to undergo re-elections are not accepted at all by the Egyptian people. No citizen will listen to their false promises, otherwise the dark era will return again but we will not be able to demand our freedom again, no matter how long a time it takes. I hope that Egyptians stick to their positions and do not work to lose everything forever.

Egyptian Arabism! The future of the Egyptian elections means the future of the whole Arab nation. Egypt might have lost a man like Hamdan Sabbahi as one of her loyal sons; the only one of his stature remaining is Shafiq, a man of experience and known for being a member of the former regime. Mohammed Morsi is no good, either in politics or as a leader of Egypt. Egypt, the State, has been excluded from the leadership of the Arabs and has been downplayed by the former rulers, and I mean Sadat and Hosni. I wish the leading position and the good old times would come back to Egypt, as we have witnessed the era of a man, the likes of which humanity had never yet given birth to. He was the late Jamal Abdul Nasser, bless his soul! Egyptians, there is no good in either candidate: Morsi or Shafiq. There should be a search for one who belongs to Tahrir Square, "Al Maidaan," one like Hamdayn Sabbahi. The elections must be cancelled, activating and applying the law of segregation, which is better than going back again to an era that is no good, and a group that has no credibility. Both Shafiq and Morsi are bad; one is worse than the other. It is essential to segregate Shafiq. It is important not to test the people who have been tested once before. Making reforms with the help of the unclean is a double mistake.

May God bring the best of us to rule, and please, God, don't bring the worst and evil ones, because we can't choose right. Your vote is entrusted to you, so keep it, and don't sit back and watch!

When we talk about the revolution of the 25th of January, we do not find anything but that they toppled the regime or only an image of it that it did not include justice. Egypt is in need of justice to become a powerful and rich country. The new government should make an economic survey and find solutions very quickly, so that they can exercise their administrative functions and not find any objection from the people; Egypt is safe before and after the revolution. Poverty has become dominant to a great extent in Egypt; we should pay attention to this point in order not to repeat the same reaction of people towards the government that they are unable be fully responsible, which is to pay attention to Egypt and their people at first and to have faith and work for God alone with the presence of justice to be achieved among the people, so that they can upgrade Egypt globally and locally. I'm sure that Egypt is capable of resolving the crisis without borrowing a penny under conditions that will rob of Egypt partially or temporarily. There are many lands in Egypt which have not been developed until now; they could make a good study for the thoughts and provide solutions to implement and benefit from it. They could stand beside anyone who needs to upgrade Egypt, from Egyptians to non-Egyptians, provided that the offers should be serious and their main aim should be developing Egypt and not the private interests between the businessmen and the government. The aim is to upgrade Egypt and its economy and to support Egypt and its people. Foreign investment is the interest of the State; when the offers of the States are serious, then Egypt wins and develops its relationship with the States significantly, in addition to expanding its economy and developing it.

The recent mass protests and the subsequent political uncertainty will have an impact on the economy in the short term. Still, they might prepare Egypt to develop a better situation in the long-term. The Egyptians could take advantage of the available capabilities to achieve higher living standards and to provide more employment opportunities for citizens in all sectors. There is no doubt the growth rates will be affected in the current year with the decline of tourism, the economic recession, the instability of the security situation, the reluctance of foreign investment, the rising food prices and skyrocketing interest rates. Besides, there is a lack of any probable new initiatives for spending. The budget deficit is likely to increase. Still worse, the unemployment rate, especially among young people, has increased in recent years. It could get worse with the decline in the national economy. However, it is important to bear in mind that Egypt could make greater achievements through encouraging transparency, enhancing competition and promoting a feeling of the existence of a true national plan for economic reform. Such viable and comprehensive plan is expected to address some of the obstacles that have hampered the improvement of living standards. This reform would persuade the Egyptian citizens to take advantage of their inherent powers, which are the effective population of young people, the importance of their domestic market and their great ability to reach other important markets. In fact, Egypt lies on an important geographical location and enjoys strong financial centers and comforting reserves.

The popular January Uprising was a surprise not only to the Government, but also to the opposition forces and the Egyptian people as a whole. In fact, the surprise did not come from without. It is the result of a long political struggle over the recent years. It is safe to say that the revolutionary process gained experience of struggle and crystallized the political vision of the form of the desired change. Indeed, such experience has been acquired through the practices of youth in their political protest throughout these years. This experience of struggle and the clear political vision of these youth were the key factors in the success of the revolution which achieved its primary objective, the departure of the head of the former regime. The revolution provided significant possibilities to make a real change. It is very important for historians and those who follow up the process of this revolution to understand this fact. Despite the importance of the challenges, the Egyptian economy has started to recover. Indeed, we are still going through a transitory period. Therefore, it is too early to evaluate the economic impact of the revolution. The country is going through a critical period. The Egyptians are trying to establish a democratic rule where they could give their suggestions about the post-revolution Egypt. In fact, the event in Egypt could affect the surrounding Arab and other countries in the region.

The official results of the first presidential elections after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak have confirmed the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate, Mohamed Morsi, and the late Prime Minister of the former president, Ahmed Shafiq, in the run-off. Yet, the survival of the latter still depends on the decision which will be issued by the Supreme Constitutional Court on the law of political isolation since he was one of the major icons of the former regime. In fact, Egypt is overwhelmed with an atmosphere of tense suspense since the announcement of the unofficial results that indicated the victory of Shafiq and Morsi in the first round. Indeed, a lot of Egyptians believe that the former Prime Minister represents the Mubarak regime which has humiliated people for many decades. On the other hand, another sect of people is afraid of the dominance of the Muslim Brotherhood who enjoy a parliamentary majority over all the powers in the country. Thus, if their candidate wins the presidency and the Salafist Nour Party declares on Monday that it will support the Muslim Brotherhood candidate in the second round against Shafiq, a lot of Egyptians think that these elections will put them in front of a fait accompli. In fact, they have to choose now between the Revolution and Counter-revolution. As a matter of fact, the coming round will be a referendum on the Revolution. Yet, Islamists did not tak part in the uprising against Mubarak quickly. In addition, the youth who had been in the front rows of the Revolution feel annoyed of the results of the first round and the choice which they are currently facing.

Choosing between Shafiq and Morsi looks like committing suicide either through burning yourself or jumping into a basin that is full of sharks. The Christians, liberals, and secularists, who fear for their freedoms and the fate of the vital industry of tourism in Egypt, are worried by the commitment of the Muslim brotherhood to apply sharia after their victory in the elections. Others also said that the people will vote for Shafiq given his honesty and clarity, and this is what the people wish to see and believe, when he said that Egypt is for all. Shafiq is a military person and the owner of the sharp statements moved from the background into the presidential race, after a period when Amr Moussa, former Arab League secretary, and former Muslim Brotherhood member Abdulmun’im Abu al-Futouh were the favorite candidates. The USA pledged to support the Egyptian people and said that it looks forward to dealing with the elected government. It also said that Egypt made important steps in moving to the democracy, when it held the first free and fair presidential elections. Israel is worried by the rise of the Islamists‎, especially in Egypt, which is its old enemy, which signed a peace treaty with it. Morsi called ambiguously for reconsideration of the treaty, but the Muslim Brotherhood declared that they would not cancel the treaty. Shafiq also committed to comply with it.

I vote for Mohamed Morsi.

God willing, General Shafiq will win! Wake up, Egyptians; the Muslim Brotherhood will make you sell your clothes. You are happy with the cover of Islam; they hide behind it. Wake up, you people of the revolution, before the Suez Canal is sold from us, and then we will regret. Morsi needs a chair of his own size. The Brotherhood will never leave power if they take the reign, even if you play the drum.

God willing, Morsi will win; I ask God to make him the winner.

For security, stability, experience, and to get through this very critical moment, we must unite to help Shafeek succeed; we must keep away from the Brotherhood, who seek their own interests only!

Save us from the Muslim Brotherhood.

The one who is saying that Egypt is too open to the world wants to keep us lagging behind. What is this retardation? We don't want anyone from the Muslim Brotherhood. We don't want a second Iran in Egypt. We want to live the same way that we are. We know God well, thank God. The Egyptians are Muslims and believers in the one God. The religion has nothing to do with politics. We want democracy in our country. May God be with you, Shafiq! We are with you, God willing!

I hope the next president will fear God in his personal actions first, and then in his actions towards the people. We have nothing to say except: O God, put the best of us, not the worst of us, in authority!

Egypt is experiencing a situation that only Allah knows, and in light of the election, no one knows who will be the president, but now it will not go beyond Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, and Lieutenant General Shafiq, the independent candidate who is considered a man of the former regime for having a role in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in the period when Mubarak was ruling before abandoning his rule and the Supreme Council of the armed forces took over the ruling of the country. Among the reasons also that were looked at because of the growth of the generation of unemployed people, not to mention that if the economy disappeared or collapsed, then investment and production would be reduced and thus, there are some people who would close their factories and there are those who are satisfied with a certain number of employees and would dismiss some of the others, but after I saw the spread of ignorance among the people in that they have many children, this is a disaster. Now, no one can bring up three children, spend on them and bear all the monthly expenses, let alone nine and these are the reasons, but the disasters that hamper and abound unemployment. The reason is ignorance of some people, but Egypt now wants stability and that stability is missing and this is the first solution we want for the return of the Egyptian economy in a large and unimaginable way. Stability generates power and is not satisfied with just storing it.

I am really amazed at Muslims who don't want anything good for Islam or Muslims. Support the religion of God and he will support you. Life is not eternal and the human will not live forever in this world, as the prophetic saying goes: "Work for your life as if you will live forever, and work for your second life as if you will die tomorrow." Tomorrow here means now. Almighty God says: "I am as My servant thinks of Me." I hope you think good of God, i.e., expect good from Him. I hope you choose the best for Egypt and Muslims and abandon the destructive thoughts from the west, because their thoughts are totally different from our Islamic Sharia. Do not make associates to God and pick the good ones.

The execution of a dead man! This is what the people are asking for right now. Statements by Dr. Morsi, protests in al-Tahrir, suspended interests, personal interests, hungry people and a chair that everybody is fighting over!! Where is Egypt amidst all this? Have mercy on Egypt!

For the security and safety of Egypt, we want Shafiq! Please, guys, give us a break!

I don't care whether he is from the remnants of the former regime or not. I don't mind if Ahmed Shafiq rules Egypt, but the American and Israeli newspapers expressed their joy over the results achieved by Ahmed Shafiq. This shows that Ahmed Shafiq has strong relations with the Americans. I have no idea about Dr. Muhammad Mursi, but if I have the right to vote, I will not vote for anyone who joined hands with Mubarak. He does not have the chair of the presidency, but he belongs to the gang of the ousted presidents and his assistants in Tura. Everyone in Egypt who has the right to vote has to go and vote. I will not say which one to vote for, whether Muhammad Mursi or Shafiq or even someone behind the curtain that we don't see. I hope you will vote for someone who deserves to be the president, someone who will rule Egypt with justice. By the way, my name is Karim Jamal. I am 16 years old, which means I don't have the right to vote. But, I want the best for my country because I hope to live in freedom and democracy. Thanks!

They have to choose the right person who will be useful to them, to take them to an important status. He has to honestly care about Egypt, not just pretend to care.

God willing, Dr. Ahmed Shafiq.

This is forbidden.

There is no doubt that this is a depressing and frustrating experience to the hopes of the honest Egyptians who are looking forward to freedom and liberation from the humiliating chains. Yet, we have hope in God that righteousness will become victorious, even if we disagree about the kind of people.

The situation in Egypt is stable and it is politically improving. God willing, The elections process will go as well as it could be and all Egyptians will work to built, develop, and reform their country, God willing. We need our upcoming rulers to provide employment opportunities and develop the political and social relations. The also should strengthen the agriculture and other sectors so that Egypt enjoys peace, love, and stability. I call on the coming rulers to be fair while in power.

Egypt wants to live in peace and the poor citizens want to eat well and feed his family and children. I ask God the Almighty to help us calm the situation in Egypt and to improve things. I wish that the rulers of the future would rule with justice and I want to be optimistic about the future of the presidency, which would be for the benefit of Egypt and the Egyptians.

I want Mohamed Mursi to be the president, thanks!

I am one of the most optimistic people for the future of Egypt and I wish all the best and success for them. The one who will rule Egypt has to be just and not biased to a certain body or a particular party, but on the contrary, he must understand Egypt in all of its aspects and, Allah willing, will work on achieving victory, safety, security and stability no matter what happens. And I'm very optimistic because the Egyptians, as they say; are strong enough to do it. We want Egypt and the Egyptian people to be one of the best Arab countries and to achieve all that they want and, Allah willing, O Lord of the universe, everything will be fine.

I expect the Islamic Party in Egypt to win the Elections because they have the majority of seats there. I think they will succeed because the Egyptians do want them. Indeed, they are the most beneficial party. Egypt had achieved a significant level of development and openness towards the outside world. However, we should not remain silent towards the events that plague this country. Those people should be controlled in order to make them constructive citizens. To my great regret, those people betrayed their homeland. Indeed, those people committed many violations. Therefore, it is necessary to hold them accountable for their crimes. I do believe that the Islamists are more eligible to deal with them than any other party. The Islamists are following the right path and in accordance with the Islamic religion. They actually want to make real reform in Egypt. Many Egyptians are violating Islamic Law, namely the artists. They need a party that could wake them up and persuade them that Allah exists. These people must know that they are committing too many sins. They need to deal with this problem before it turns into a farce. I supplicate Allah Most High, to grant success to the Muslim Brotherhood in order to fix the situation in Egypt. They would be the safeguards of the lives of the people and the religion of God. Unfortunately, Islam is not observed there because people know nothing about their religion. Indeed, they deride it. The Muslim Brotherhood will deal with that, God willing.