Misconceptions about the Egyptian crisis

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Author(s)	The Washington Post editorial board
Source	The Washington Post
Date	January 31, 2011
URL	http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/31/AR2011013104517.html
Quote	No one knows how the Islamists would fare in a free election, since one has not been held in Egypt during the past half-century. But many Egyptian analysts believe an Islamist party would attract a minority of voters and would be unlikely, in the short term, to come to power. In the longer term, the best defense against it is well-organized and dynamic secular parties - which will only be possible if the current authoritarian regime is dismantled.

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This item argues for the position Hosni Mubarak should step down on the topic 2011 Egyptian protests.