No one interested in seeing Egypt as a thriving democracy would want to vote for either of the two candidates remaining in the June 16-17 runoff. Freedom and Justice (Muslim Brotherhood) party candidate Mohamed Morsi is an uninspiring second choice, nominated when the original candidate was barred. Former Air Force General Ahmed Shafiq was President Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister. He accomplished nothing of note in that position and is certainly a remnant of the Mubarak regime overthrown by the January 2011 revolution.
Vote Shafiq: Warts and All, Mubarak Ally is Better Choice
![Former Prime Minister and current presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq shows an old newspaper article, in which the Muslim Brotherhood said they were not interested in the presidency nor the government, during a news conference in Cairo June 3, 2012. Egyptians living abroad started voting today in the second round of the country?s presidential election, scheduled for June 16-17. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2012/q2/RTR3316R.jpg/RTR3316R.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=8ZyxdjjX)
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