Egypt Holds First Presidential Elections

American Voices • Opinion • ISSUE 48•21 • May 23, 2012

Fifteen months after Egyptian ruler Hosni Mubarak was deposed, Egyptians voted in their first-ever free presidential elections. What do you think?

“I just hope they elect to be happy; that's the most important thing of all.”
Isabel Swicker –
Nodulizer
“I fail to see how this will improve matters if they just turn around and vote in another Egyptian.”
Eric McNish –
Malt Loader
“Live it up, Egypt. We've been voting for 235 years, and trust me, it never gets old.”
Drew Trotter –
Systems Analyst

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