Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church stressed that the world\u2019s attention will be focused on the turnout in Egypt\u2019s presidential election. He encouraged participation in the voting process although he expected \u201ca candidate\u201d to sweep a victory.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt seems that a candidate will succeed in sweeping the next presidential election,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The comments came at a sermon presented in Alexandria on Wednesday. \u201cI appeal to every patriotic, honorable, sincere Egyptian national to not to deprive the homeland of [their] duty. Positive participation in the presidential election is a duty like a soldier\u2019s duty on the front[lines].\u201d<\/p>\n
The Pope called on the people of Egypt to participate positively in the upcoming presidential elections, to present a good example of the country before the world, calling on people not to listen to the lies and rumors that aim to weaken the determination of Egyptians.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresidential elections are an opportunity for political participation, the expression of views and the exercise of a national right as a member of society, regardless of one\u2019s choice whether they will choose either of the candidates or invalidate their vote,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor several years now, Egypt has been facing many difficulties.\u201d He continued, \u201cdespite difficulties, the homeland has started the building process four years ago. There have been difficult decisions for building the future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church stressed that the world\u2019s attention will be focused on the turnout in Egypt\u2019s presidential election. He encouraged participation in the voting process although he expected \u201ca candidate\u201d to sweep a victory. \u201cIt seems that a candidate will succeed in sweeping the next presidential election,\u201d he said. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":78947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7863],"tags":[11561,2484,20979,26359],"class_list":["post-78945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-section","tag-alexandria","tag-egypt","tag-pope-tawadros-ii","tag-presidential-election"],"yoast_head":"\n