16/05/2012
Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate an underdog in Egypt
CAIRO ? Had Egypt?s post-revolutionary political winds held steady, Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood?s presidential candidate, would have been coasting to victory in this month?s election.
Instead, he?s running an underdog campaign. The group?s prodigious political machine, which turned the once besieged opposition movement into the dominant force in parliament early this year, now has to contend with an uncharismatic candidate and a shift in public opinion as many Egyptians have soured on the venerable Islamist organization.
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