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May 25th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
A surge in support for the former Air Force general and prime minister from
the Mubarak era, Ahmed Shafiq, raised what had once seemed the unlikely
possibility of a run-off between the two most polarising candidates, and a
stark choice for Egyptians between the old regime and hard-line Islamism.
Christian voters turned out in force for Mr Shafiq, some said on the
instructions of their priests.
There were signs of increased tension, with Mr Moussa, the liberal nationalist
long seen as the front-runner, calling on Mr Shafiq to withdraw in his
favour, triggering a round of bitter recriminations between the two men,
both once Mubarak ministers.
There were also repeated allegations of vote-buying and in particular that
campaign workers for Mr Shafiq and Mr Morsi were telling voters how to mark
their ballots. Several activist groups recorded instances of
influence-peddling and in some cases giving food in return for votes.
The Daily Telegraph saw one voter entering the Khalid ibn al-Walid polling
station in a working class neighbourhood of Cairo with a copy of the name
and symbol of Mr Shafiq provided by campaign workers.
However he later said he was not sure who he had voted for, as he could not
read.
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