President Mohamed Morsy’s popularity has declined, with only 57 percent of citizens supporting his performance, compared with 78 percent after his first 100 days in office, according to a poll conducted by the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera).
State-run news agency MENA quoted Maguid Othman, the Baseera head, as saying the survey was conducted on 28 and 29 November nationwide, with 2,008 citizens over the age 18 participating. Both landlines and mobile phones were contacted.
The portion of Egyptians displeased with Morsy’s performance rose to 33 percent, up from 15 percent in the previous poll, according to the report. In addition, 10 percent said they were unable to judge the president’s performance.
Forty-three percent of those polled said they would be willing to reelect Morsy, compared with 58 percent previously.
The results also showed that support for the president is less in urban areas than in rural ones. It was also lower in the governorates of Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, Daqahlia, Monufiya and Port Said, and among university graduates and young people.
Edited translation from MENA
