After 28 months of presidency, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi is witnessing his lowest approval ratings, reported the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera). According to Baseera’s latest poll, 68 percent of Egyptians approve of President Sisi’s performance while 24 percent disapprove and eight percent are undecided. If accurate, the latest poll implies a significant reduction in President Sisi’s approval ratings. This poll comes just two months after Baseera’s August poll showed 82 percent of Egyptians approve of President Sisi’s performance and four months after Baseera’s June poll showed 91 percent approval. In a summary, Baseera said that approval ratings were strongly dependent on the age of those surveyed. The poll found that 82 percent of those aged 50 and above approved of President Sisi compared to 50 percent of those below the age of 30. Reasons for approval of President Sisi included the Suez Canal project (19 percent), improved security (18 percent), improvements in the country’s conditions (11 percent), improvements in roads and bridges (nine percent), and increased social housing (seven percent). Another 22 percent were unable to cite a reason for their approval of President Sisi. Meanwhile, reasons for disapproval appear…
Egyptian President Sisi’s Approval Ratings Fall to 68%: Baseera
October 23, 2016
