Politiken (Centre-left)

Pharaoh of Egypt: Should we congratulate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on his re-election as President of Egypt? Sisi has tried to downplay his ‘victory’. In the last two elections, he has ‘won’ 97 percent of the vote. This time, he settles for 89.6 percent. It still oozes manipulation. Too bad for Egypt. Too bad for the Egyptians. Too bad for the Arab world, which is still waiting for a real Arab Spring. Because democracy is not a bad idea in Arab societies. But dictatorship is.