Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s approval ratings dropped 11 percent over the course of ten months, according to a new opinion poll conducted by the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera). Baseera’s latest poll shows that, while 90 percent of Egypt’s population expressed their approval of the country’s president at the end of his first year in office, that number dropped to 79 percent in April, Sisi’s 22nd month as president. Meanwhile, 13 percent expressed their disapproval and eight percent of respondents remained undecided. Although the poll recorded a drop in Sisi’s ratings across all segments of society, the country’s youth and university-educated citizens were counted as the two segments least satisfied with the president’s performance; 71 percent of the interviewed youth said they approve of the president, while those aged 50 years or more showed an approval percentage of approximately 87 percent. 73 percent of university-educated citizens expressed their approval in April, down from 89 percent at the end of Sisi’s first year as president. Meanwhile, 84 percent of citizens without higher degrees said they approve of the country’s president. Nearly one third of those surveyed pointed to the New Suez Canal…
Sisi’s Approval Ratings Drop 11%, Egypt’s Youth and University-Educated Least Satisfied: Poll
May 10, 2016
