Egyptian presidential election, 2012

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The Egyptian presidential election of 2012 was the first competitive presidential vote held in Egypt after the 2011 revolution, resulting in the short-lived presidency of Mohamed Morsi and marking a pivotal moment in the country’s turbulent political transition.

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instanceOf presidential election ⓘ
characterizedBy competition between Islamist and former regime figures ⓘ
high political polarization ⓘ
strong role of youth and revolutionary movements ⓘ
context post-Arab Spring political transition ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
disputedBy supporters of Ahmed Shafik ⓘ
electoralSystem two-round system ⓘ
endDate 2012-06-24 ⓘ
firstRoundDate 2012-05-23 ⓘ
2012-05-24 ⓘ
firstRoundLeadingCandidates Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh ⓘ
Ahmed Shafik ⓘ
Amr Moussa ⓘ
Hamdeen Sabahi ⓘ
Mohamed Morsi ⓘ
firstRoundTurnout approximately 46 percent ⓘ
followedBy Egyptian presidential election, 2014 ⓘ
follows Supreme Council of the Armed Forces interim rule ⓘ
resignation of Hosni Mubarak ⓘ
hasPart first round of the election ⓘ
runoff round of the election ⓘ
isFirst first competitive presidential election in Egypt ⓘ
first presidential election after the 2011 Egyptian revolution ⓘ
ledTo first Islamist president of Egypt ⓘ
presidency of Mohamed Morsi ⓘ
legalFramework interim constitutional declaration of March 2011 ⓘ
mainIssue economic recovery after revolution ⓘ
role of Islam in politics ⓘ
transition from military to civilian rule ⓘ
monitoredBy domestic and international observers ⓘ
numberOfCandidatesFirstRound 13 ⓘ
officeContested President of Egypt ⓘ
organisedBy Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission ⓘ
precededBy Hosni Mubarak presidency ⓘ
linked to: Hosni Mubarak
previousEvent Egyptian Revolution of 2011 ⓘ
resultDeclaredDate 2012-06-24 ⓘ
runnerUp Ahmed Shafik ⓘ
runnerUpDescription last prime minister under Hosni Mubarak ⓘ
runoffDate 2012-06-16 ⓘ
2012-06-17 ⓘ
runoffTurnout approximately 52 percent ⓘ
significance marked end of formal military-led transitional period ⓘ
pivotal moment in Egypt’s democratic experiment ⓘ
startDate 2012-05-23 ⓘ
supervisedBy Egyptian judiciary ⓘ
tookPlaceAfter dissolution of the Islamist-dominated parliament by court ruling in June 2012 ⓘ
winner Mohamed Morsi ⓘ
winnerAffiliation Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
winnerParty Freedom and Justice Party ⓘ

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Egyptian Revolution of 2011 → followedBy → Egyptian presidential election, 2012 ⓘ
Egyptian constitutional referendum, 2011 → precedes → Egyptian presidential election, 2012 ⓘ
Freedom and Justice Party → participatedInEvent → 2012 Egyptian presidential election ⓘ
linked to: Egyptian presidential election, 2012
Egyptian presidential election, 2014 → previousElection → Egyptian presidential election, 2012 ⓘ
Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh → candidateIn → 2012 Egyptian presidential election ⓘ
linked to: Egyptian presidential election, 2012
Hamdeen Sabahi → wasCandidateIn → 2012 Egyptian presidential election ⓘ
linked to: Egyptian presidential election, 2012