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Beyond Tahrir Square: a historic vote for Egypt

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Egyptians surprise even themselves by turning out in record numbers to vote. François Picard’s panel argues over whether the long electoral process will pressure the military into handing over power, or seal their place at the top.

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  • Amr WAKED, Egyptian actor;
  • Ziad MAJED, Adjunct Instructor of Middle East Studies, American University of Paris;
  • Robert SPRINGBORG, Professor, Naval Postgraduate School;
  • Dina ZAKARIA, Member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Co-founder of Freedom and Justice Party;
  • Ahmed SHEHATA, Egyptian student;
  • Melissa BELL, France 24 Correspondent.

    Watch the first part.

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Comments (2)

Beyond Tahrir & the Egyptian Vote

by Anonyme - 29/11/2011 - 17:09

Constructing a modern democracy out of a dictatorship is something which certain takes a lot of time & effort. I believe your guest speaker from Cairo has it right with her position of "wait & see." The Field Marshal's statement sounded honest and forward to me. There is an old expression: "Good things comes to those who wait." In this case, building a good, strong foundation for the future is very important.

Beyond Tahrir & the Egyptian Vote

by Anonyme - 29/11/2011 - 17:09

Constructing a modern democracy out of a dictatorship is something which certain takes a lot of time & effort. I believe your guest speaker from Cairo has it right with her position of "wait & see." The Field Marshal's statement sounded honest and forward to me. There is an old expression: "Good things comes to those who wait." In this case, building a good, strong foundation for the future is very important.

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