Presidential Elections: 40% of Egyptian Voters Still Undecided

A recent poll has shown that 40 percent of the 53-million eligible Egyptian voters are still undecided on who to vote for in the first post-Mubarak presidential election due later this month.

“For the time being, we’re totally confused and we don’t know, which candidate we should vote for,” an Egyptian said.

“Until now, there’s no candidate that we can all agree on, because there hasn’t been any interesting campaign by all the candidates,” another Egyptian said. 

Thirteen candidates are allowed to run in the election. The first round is to be held on May 23 and 24, while a run-off will be held from June 16 to 17 if necessary. 

Egyptians demand that the new president resolve the country’s economic woes and deteriorated security following the ouster of long-time dictator Hosni Mubarak — who was toppled in a popular revolution in February 2011. 

“Most of the Egyptians are lacking security and are in need of some one that can keep their dignity. More than two million people are unemployed and they want jobs. They want to solve their own problems and to find better standards of living,” said Kamal al-Helbawy, a former member of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, according to Press TV.

Two most prominent frontrunners Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, who is an Islamic figure, and former Arab League Secretary-General and Mubarak-era Foreign Minister Amr Moussa are scheduled to hold the first-ever televised electoral debate on Thursday.