Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Voices of Egypt's voters in presidential elections
By The Associated Press
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"We must all come out to have democracy. Whoever abstains will regret it later. ... We had the biggest pharaoh of them all (Mubarak). Now we will elect a good man. He will face many problems. God help him." _ Ibrahim Ali, 74-year-old who voted for Abdel-Moneim Abolfotoh.

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"I voted for the Brotherhood in parliament elections. Now they want to control religious tourism, this is what I got from them. The parliament has failed." _ Salah Ali, tourism agent.

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"I want to give the Brotherhood a chance to rule, and if it doesn't work they will be held accountable." _ Aida Ibrahim, veiled mother of five and volunteer teacher of the Quran and Arabic. Voted for Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi.

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"For any new face, it will be difficult for them. ... Mubarak's era had its good and bad things. Let us try this one. I prayed to God and asked him what I should do and this is what I got. " _ Wafaa Fayez, 36-year-old Cairo housewife, explaining why she voted for Ahmed Shafiq.

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