(Wall Street Journal Europe) Dina Khayat - Since the January 2011 uprising, the Muslim Brotherhood have succeeded in portraying themselves as the only strong, organized political force that can represent the majority in Egypt. The reality is quite different. In Egypt's June 18 presidential election runoff, the turnout was low, with about 50% of voters abstaining. Islamists in all their hues voted en masse for the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi, giving him 51.73% of the vote. The rest went for Ahmed Shafik, a former general and the last prime minister under Hosni Mubarak. Thus, around a quarter of Egypt's voters cast a ballot for Morsi. While the Muslim Brotherhood are an integral part of Egyptian political reality, it is fatally wrong to believe that they represent any sort of majority.
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