Egypt divided over road to democracy (part 2)

It’s the homestretch to Egypt’s first-ever presidential run-off, but should it be called off? That’s the demand of those who oppose the candidacy of Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq. Anything and everything’s possible in a country where organisers of the election hail from the old regime.

DEBATE

Yahia HAMED. Spokesperson, Muslim Brotherhood's Morsi campaign (from Cairo);
Alia El-MAHDI. Professor of Economics, Cairo University;
Claude GUIBAL. Senior reporter. Author, "L'Egypte de Tahrir, anatomie d'une révolution";
Dalia HASSAN. Egypt's January 25th Youth movement in Paris.

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Wassim Nasr.

Watch the first part here.

Presenter

François Picard

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