Results from student’s union elections at universities throughout Egypt this week have shown a significant decrease in support for the Muslim Brotherhood from last year. The elections took place at 21 of Egypt’s 22 public universities, with the University of Port Said unable to take part due to deadly clashes within the city.
Independent candidates and candidates representing other political parties won 66% of the overall vote at the public universities, defeating the Muslim Brotherhood representatives who gained just 34% of the votes.
This is half of what they achieved in 2012, in which the party gained a majority and presidency in 12 of the 19 public universities. [International Political Forum] Read more
