Egypt’s presidential election in May 2012 will be a major milestone in the transition to democracy following the fall of long-time leader Hosni Mubarak in February 2011. The country’s most powerful political movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, announced earlier this month that it would field its own candidate, Khairat al-Shater, for the presidency, and we believe that he has a realistic chance of winning. In this week’s podcast, BMI’s Head of Political Risk Analysis, Yoel Sano, discusses with Jean-Paul Pigat, Head of Middle East and North Africa Analysis, the forthcoming presidential election and what this will mean for Egypt.
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