Poll: Only slight majority in Egypt backs el-Sissi

By Hamza Hendawi

Published May 22, 2014 2:09pm ET

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Poll: Only slight majority in Egypt backs el-Sissi — An Egyptian couple sits together under a campaign banner for presidential hopeful, retired Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi splashed with red paint in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Arabic reads, " Egypt's President." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) | Amr Nabil

CAIRO (AP) — Only a slight majority of Egyptians look favorably on Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the former army chief who ousted the elected president and is now a heavy favorite to win next week’s presidential elections, according to a poll released Thursday by a U.S.-based research center.

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