From no choice to one choice to two bad choices, the Egyptian people continue to struggle for a Democracy they can believe in. Freedom of speech, assembly, religion, with free and fair elections are all still a dream, as a stunned Egypt prepares to select a president who represents repressive past or someone who represents a repressive future.
Violent protest have broken out in the streets of Cairo, Alexandria and elsewhere, in a show of anger to results of the country's presidential election. Pissed off that Ahmed Shafiq, the former prime minister, and Mohammed Morsi, of the Muslim Brotherhood is their lousy choices for a June runoff for the presidency.
The Egyptian elections results look more like the bad old days of corruption, cronyism and heavy handed authoritarian rule, than the 21st century secularist democracy the world witnessed Egyptians shed their blood for. The idea of a Hosni Mubarak throwback being one of the last candidates standing is an insult.
Having Mohammed Moris of the Muslim Brotherhood the only other option for the Egyptian presidency could send shivers up the spines of many women and religious minorities. When Egyptian youth occupied Tahrir Square, to oust a tyrant for a new chapter in the lands of the Pharos, few considered the Muslim Brotherhoods would have wrangled their way to the top of the heap.
With the election outcome exposing such a deep divide in the country, from our perspective the Egyptian voter got robbed. After carefully analyzing the depth of the issues, demands and passions that brought the Arab Spring to Egypt its difficult to phantom how the people could have ended up with the final candidates they got.
The other losers, yet notables in the contest were Nasserist candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi who came in a close third with 20.7 per cent of the vote. Moderate Islamist Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh got 17.4 per cent placing forth, with former foreign minister Amr Mussa lagging behind in fifth place with 11.1 per cent of the vote.
Whether or not the Egyptian people settle for what they feel is a shame or reignite the fight will be played out over the next few tumultuous days. Otherwise, they'll have to be satisfied with an Islamic conservative (The no fun crew) or "Mr. Yesteryear "a symbol of the hated Mubarak regime.
Egypt's revolution is still evolving as elections results indicates change is remains elusive.
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