Half a million proxies “Half a million documented presidential proxy forms have been issued up till now. Cairo, Dakahliya, Sharqiya, Gharbiya and Beheira recorded the highest number of proxies, while Al-Wadi Al-Gadid, Red Sea, South Sinai and Marsa Matruh recorded the lowest.” Al-Akhbar Things change “I know that there is a great possibility that Al-Sisi will win the presidential elections. But things change and you never know what happens tomorrow. Sabahi may withdraw at any minute and Al-Sisi is subject to serious threats. I will run in the elections to preserve Egyptian national security.” Presidential hopeful Hoda Nassef in an interview to Al-Watan School strip-tease for LE140 “Two school teachers who discovered they were robbed of LE140 forced their students to strip in the hope of finding the money. Had the teachers been looking for a Molotov cocktail or a bomb, they would not have had stripped their students. What happened is a moral scandal by any standards.” Wagdi Zeineddin, Al-Wafd 30 per cent decline in tourism in the first quarter of 2014 “The first quarter of the year witnessed a decline of 30 per cent in tourism compared to the last quarter of last year, which was already very low. The Taba bus accident took us back to square one.” Minister of Tourism, Hisham Zaazou in an interview to Al-Shorouk LE90 billion subsidy for the rich “Lifting subsidies is one of the most important and inevitable decisions that the Mehleb government or the next president has to make, because the subsidy cost the country some LE140 billion (20 per cent of government spending). Businessmen benefit from most of the subsidy while only 40 billion go to the poor.” Al-Shorouk FACEBOOK Although I feel happy when Muslims wish Christians happy Eid during the feasts, I feel worried that it is a way to embarrass Islamists or return to the 1950s. We have to exchange wishes from the heart without trying to recall past times that could have been better than now in certain aspects but also had their drawbacks, namely a low ceiling of freedoms. In short, instead of recalling the unity of Egyptians under a domineering authority, we should unite to face an authority that makes use of our division and fear to rule. Happy Palm Sunday. Dina El-Khawaga I am not opposing Al-Sisi or supporting Sabahi, I am just sharing my thoughts with those who want to think. They say that Egypt is in danger and the Al-Sisi will maintain its unity and security. Well, this is an acceptable logic, but on what basis will he do this? As an army commander? He resigned from the military institution. As a president? In this case he will be similar to any other candidate who may win and thereby become the president and consequently the supreme commander of the armed forces. Do you want to say that the army will not protect the unity of Egypt unless its commander is a former member of the armed forces? God forbid. The army protects the country regardless of who is president. I will not vote for Al-Sisi until he convinces me that he bears Egypt good in deeds as well as words. Nour Farahat TWITTER Amr No 2 CC @Cairo67Unedited ‘To rule is very heavy responsibility' said #Sisi today, says @SisiCampaign . Somewhere in a corner lurk #Islamists saying ‘U have no idea'. Wael Eskandar @weskandar Hamdeen won't withdraw from the race because he has more to gain personally by running, though withdrawing more beneficial for everyone else. Shadi Hamid @shadihamid Sisi campaign claims Ashton used word “courageous.” Whether or not that word was used, clear that her meeting with Sisi was quite positive. The Big Pharaoh @TheBigPharaoh Lady Ashton cancels her meeting with presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahi. His campaign blames Cairo traffic.
