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Poll: Sisi best political figure in 2014

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came on top of political figures list in 2014 with 54 percent, followed by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb with 3 percent and Amr Moussa with 1 percent, according to a poll by the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera).
 
The poll was conducted nationwide on a sample of 2,046 citizens from 18 years old and above through mobile phones and landlines between 22 to 27 December.
 
Around 7 percent of Egyptians said no good political figures surfaced the political scene in 2014, while 33 percent said that they were undecided, according to Baseera’s third annual report.
 
In 2013, Sisi was also the best political figure with 45 percent, followed by Amr Moussa with 7 percent.
 
According to the poll, 67 percent did not know if there were any good political parties, while 23 percent said there were no good political parties. However, 5 percent considered Wafd Party as the best political party in 2014, followed by both Free Egyptians and Salafi-oriented Nour parties with 1 percent each.
 
Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy was seen by 18 percent as the best minister in 2014, followed by Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim with 12 percent, who came in the first place in 2013 with 11 percent. Education Minister Mahmoud Abul Nasr came ranked the third with 3 percent. Nine percent believed there was no good ministers in 2014, while 45 percent couldn’t determine, the poll showed.
 
When studying the results of the best minister, it should be taken into consideration that citizens usually chose ministers in ministries that provide services and interacts with citizens, and that a large percentage of respondents (45 percent) couldn’t determine who the best minister is in their opinion. Moreover, the data was collected at the end of December 2014, so it may reflect the recent performance of the ministers rather than their performance during the whole year.
 
Asked about most influential woman, Tahani al-Gebali, former deputy president of the Supreme Constitutional Court and TV host Reham Saeed came on top with 5 percent each. Faiza Aboul Naga, presidential adviser for national security, came in the second place with 3 percent, while Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Waly came in the third place with 2 percent. Around 15 percent marked no influential women in Egypt, while 65 percent could not decide.
 
The digging of the new Suez canal was seen by 32 percent as the most important incident in 2014, then came winning of Sisi in elections with 21 percent, followed by new subsidized bread system with 5 percent. Ten percent indicated no good incidents occurred in 2014.
 
Thirty-five percent believed terrorist attacks and bombings were the worst incidents of 2014, followed by road accidents with 8 percent. Muslim Brotherhood demonstrations came in the third place with 6 percent. Twenty-seven percent couldn’t determine a specific event, while 6 percent said no bad incidents took place.
 

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