The majority of Egyptians believe that all Egyptians, regardless of political affiliation, should have the same right of political participation, revealed a new public opinion survey by Baseera, The Egyptian Centre For Public Opinion Research. According to the survey, 75 percent of respondents agreed that all Egyptians should have the same right of political participation regardless of gender, social level, religion or political affiliation. The minority of respondents who believed that certain political groups should be excluded were split between excluding former Mubarak-era figures, members of the Muslim Brotherhood and members of Salafist groups. The revelations come as anti-Muslim Brotherhood rhetoric is at its peak in Egypt, with the outlawed group often referred to by Egyptian media and the government as a terrorist organization. Prior to becoming President, Egypt’s Sisi, who is widely seen as the man who toppled deposed President Mohammed Morsi, had declared that the Muslim Brotherhood would no longer exist under his rule. “Egyptians reject reconciliation with the Muslim Brotherhood,” declared Sisi when asked about the banned Islamist group in 2013, adding that the group is affiliated to violent extremists. “It is not me that ended the Muslim…
