@article {640706,
	title = {Cairo {\textemdash} Egyptian Military Guards Ballot Counting; Calculates Long-Term Strategy},
	journal = {Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs},
	number = {May},
	year = {2012},
	abstract = {
	Cairo -- Tight security protected a continuing presidential election ballot counting process in Cairo. While failing to secure the votes needed to avoid a runoff, Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Mursi{\textquoteright}s apparent first place finish in Egypt{\textquoteright}s first ever truly contested presidential election assured him a spot in the June runoff. Behind tight security, vote counting continued in Cairo on Friday to determine whether Pan-Arab Karama (dignity) Party{\textquoteright}s Hamdeen Sabbahi (also spelled Sabahi) or former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq will face Mursi.Sabbahi , described as a Nasserite for his support of Gamal Nasser{\textquoteright}s mix of pan-Arab nationalism and socialism, remains popular across a spectrum of religious interests. Shafiq, a former air force officer, Minister of Aviation, and stop-gap Prime Minister in the final days before Hosni Mubarak{\textquoteright}s ouster is more polarizing. A Mursi-Shafiq showdown will put many of Egypt{\textquoteright}s Tahir Square revolutionaries "in the teeth of a tiger," i.e., faced with voting for an Islamist candidate anathematic to the liberalized democratic ideals of the revolution or an openly pro-Mubarack "feloul" (remnant) of the old regime.Notably absent is Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (simply known as Sisi), without question as Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, the most powerful man in Egypt. Sisi holds the real power. He has operated a quiet campaign, primarily defending the interests of the Egyptian military, especially their perceived relationship as friend to the people and guardians of the revolution.\&nbsp; (more)

},
	author = {K.Lee Lerner}
}
