alcoholic by discussing the importance of religion. He stressed on the idea of an Egypt with complete freedom of religion, where people had every right to openly practice their religious rituals.
On the other hand, Abol-Fottoh was well aware that people doubted his intentions due to his past affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood. As a result, he declared his full support for the revolution, its martyrs, and the chance for people to freely vote for their president.
However, the candidates were not satisfied with simply maintaining their image. Instead, each man strived to expose his opponents’ flaws, unaware that his attempt would simply backfire, and reveal his own weaknesses. Moussa began by accusing Abol-Fottouh of
hypocrisy, for he claimed that his statements and views contradicted themselves.
Consequently, the latter fired back by stating that Moussa was unfit to rule the country, as he was a part of
as he was a part of the
views contradicted themselves. Consequently, the latter fired back by stating that Moussa was unfit to rule the country, as he was a part of the former regime.
And as the heated debate continued, more shortfalls were exposed. While Moussa began waving his fingers in an in an extremely inappropriate manner and seemed clueless when it came to future decisions, Abol-Fotouh became extremely hesitant when answering questions that regarded the Muslim Brotherhood. By the time they were done, they were no longer the two leading candidates. The televised debate had sealed their fate by revealing their true nature to the public.