Articles tagged with: presidential election
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Friday, 11 May, 2012
Egyptians gained a small taste of a venerable American institution this week, with the broadcast of the first televised debate between presidential candidates.
Two candidates took part, both frontrunners in the race and both independents: Amr Moussa, a former foreign minister and head of the Arab League, and Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, a moderate former member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
The two men sparred over the course of four hours in a contest shown by several private Egyptian TV c...
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Friday, 20 Apr, 2012
The competition to be president of Egypt now looks like a three-horse race between Amr Moussa, the ex-Muslim Brotherhood moderate Abdelmonim Abolfotouh, and the Brotherhood’s new candidate Mohamed Morsi, with Moussa seen by many observers as the frontrunner.
Arguably, Moussa has the highest public profile, which could well play in his favor. The 76-year old married father of two is a veteran politician who has been a fixture at the top of Egyptian politics since the 1990s, when he becam...
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Wednesday, 15 Jun, 2011
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has been the Republican frontrunner for some time, often tying in opinion polls with Obama. But Romney realizes that what matters most...
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