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Columnists were collectively shaking their heads at former prime minister Ahmed Shafik\u2019s<\/strong> presidential nomination announcement, which Al Masry Al Youm\u2019s Hamdy Rizk<\/a> said is detrimental to Egypt. A Tunisian writer<\/a> described Shafik claiming he was a prisoner in Abu Dhabi as a betrayal of Egypt and the UAE. Hamdy Kassem calls<\/a> for everyone to put their personal feelings about Shafik and his campaign aside and only judge him (and other candidates) based on his presidential platform. Meanwhile, El Watan\u2019s Mahmoud Khalil<\/a> says the Shafik saga highlighted the large portion of Egyptians who have grown politically apathetic again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Columnists were collectively shaking their heads at former prime minister Ahmed Shafik\u2019s presidential nomination announcement, which Al Masry Al Youm\u2019s Hamdy Rizk said is detrimental to Egypt. A Tunisian writer described Shafik claiming he was a prisoner in Abu Dhabi as a betrayal of Egypt and the UAE. 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