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First presidential elections in Egypt on May 23th, 2012 after the fall of the Hosni Mubarak's regime
Fifteen months after overthrowing President Hosni Mubarak,
the Egyptians finally voted to elect his successor.
Have been 15 difficult months, with almost thousand deaths, a sharp economic declive
and a constant ongoing controversy over the role of the army to lead the country.
However, the elections environment in Cairo is of happiness and hope in general.
Willing to restore stability, to move on and stop being on the news headers for violence,
the Egyptians voted a new chairman from among thirteen candidates.
The main favorites are four:
Amro Musa, 76 years old, presented himself as a revolutionary, despite his relation to the regime in the past.
Musa's distinctive treat is management experience.
Ten years as a foreign minister in the Mubarak's government
and ten in the Arab League's general secretariat speaks for itself,
but despite their efforts to deny it, many fear him as a continuity candidate.
Ahmed Shafik was the last Mubarak's prime minister
appointed in the middle of the popular revolution and as the only hope to save the regime.
With a curriculum started in the Air Force, Shafik provides order and stability,
and is the prefered choice for the nostalgic of the old regime and for many Coptic Christians.
Abdel Muneim Abul Futuh, a former member of the Muslim Brothers,
has a long history of opposition and periods in jail.
Abul Futuh was in the most liberal of the Islamic brotherhood
and putting himself forward has been able to gather followers from among all possible ideologies.
Egyptian analysts believe that this doctor by profession
can lead the country to democracy similar to the Islamist Turkey moderated one.
Finally, Mohamed Mursi is the official candidate for the Muslim brothers.
Despite not having a strong charisma, enjoy the most powerful machinery between all candidates.
Of course, he will need to address the attrition suffered by his political group
during these months of majority in parliament.
Unless a surprise occurs, the four will both fight in the second round of elections
scheduled for 16th and June 17th if no candidate exceeds 50% of the vote.
But not all is joy in Egyptian politics.
The constituent assembly that should write the country road map before June 30th is blocked.
The militars in charge of Egypt's government since Mubarak's resignation should have to transfer power to the new president,
but reserved themselves the right to change the constitution without notice.
Egypt will have a new president, but his attributions are unclear and depend on the plans of the Military Council.
"May the military power fall!"
Those that also do not agree with the elections are a part of the "blogger" area in the country.
There young people through social networks have become famous for their role in the early revolutionary events,
and debated until last minute on whether or not go to the polls.
For many of them, voting means legitimizing and thus close the door for a the revolution considered unfinished.
The left-wing candidates who could represent these youngsters, Khaled Ali and Sabah Hamdeen,
are given little chance of success in a society predominantly poor,
a society without much political education and where the traditions and religion
weigh much more than new technologies.