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Summary:

While much has been written on the electoral strength of Islamists in Egypt, most analysis has been done at the national level, ignoring regional divides within the country. As a means of helping U.S. policymakers and Middle East watchers better understand voting patterns in Egypt since the 2011 revolution, RAND researchers identified the areas where Islamist parties run strongest and the areas where non-Islamists are most competitive. They found that while Islamists perform well across the whole of the country, they draw their strongest electoral support in Upper Egypt, North Sinai, and sparsely populated governorates in the west, while non-Islamist parties fare best in Cairo and its immediate environs, Port Said, South Sinai, and the sparsely populated governorates abutting the Red Sea. Tracking electoral performance over time reveals a narrowing of the gap between Islamist parties and their non-Islamist rivals. Islamists thoroughly dominated the initial parliamentary elections held in late 2011 and early 2012, just as their position prevailed overwhelmingly in the March 2011 referendum on the interim constitution. However, the MB candidate eked out a victory in the June 2012 presidential contest, and the December 2012 referendum on the permanent constitution passed more narrowly than the interim charter. Egypt appears headed toward a much more competitive political environment in which Islamists will be increasingly challenged to maintain their electoral edge.

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Voting Patterns in Post-Mubarak Egypt; NOTES; About The Authors; About This Report and the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy; Copyright.

Author/Creator:

Martini, Jeffrey

Contributors:

Worman, Stephen M.

Center for Middle East Public Policy (Rand Corporation)

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Voting patterns in post-Mubarak Egypt [by Martini, J.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Voting patterns in post-Mubarak Egypt [by Martini, J.] (ISBN 9780833080103; OCLC Number 840802678)

Related Series:

RAND Corporation research report series; RR223

Subjects:

Elections — Egypt — History — 21st century

Egypt — Politics and government — 21st century

Islam and politics — Egypt — Public opinion

Demography — Political aspects — Egypt

2000-2099

Politics and government

Islam and politics — Public opinion

Islam and politics

Demography — Political aspects

Demography

Elections

Egypt

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Caption title.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 13-14).
"RR-223-CMEPP"--Page [16].
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (15 pages) : color maps.

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

DT107.87 .M378 2013eb

ISBNs:

9780833083371 (electronic bk.)
0833083376 (electronic bk.)
9780833080127
0833080121
9780833080103 [Invalid]
0833080105 [Invalid]

Other Standard Numbers:

Report Number: RAND RR223

OCLC Numbers:

870308936