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Egypt: stifling dissent
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While inflation and social turmoil have pushed Egyptians to the edge, the last local elections were still marked by a landslide victory for President Hosni Mubarak's party. Sophie Pommier, author of 'Egypt, Beneath the Surface', explains why.
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