Approval ratings for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi dropped to 82 percent, compared to 91 percent in June, according to a poll released on Monday by the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera). Baseera’s periodical survey, evaluating the performance of the president 26 months into his elections, covered Sisi’s performance in office and perspectives on his re-election. It comes two months after the last poll in June, which marked the end of the first two years of Sisi’s presidency. According to the report, the satisfaction rate with the president’s performance ranged from 78 percent among respondents with a university degree to 84 percent among those with a lower level of education. Respondents aged 50 years and above showed approval ratings of 89 percent, while the president’s rating drops to 70 percent among respondents aged less than 30 years. As for the tendencies to re-elect Sisi, “in case new presidential elections were to occur tomorrow,” the results in favor of reelection dropped to 66 percent, compared to 81 percent in the prior poll conducted in June. According to the report, the driving reasons behind people’s satisfaction remain the same as…
Poll Indicates Declined Approval Ratings for Egypt’s President Sisi
August 15, 2016
