A pair of private
television stations, but not state TV, aired the showdown between Amre
Moussa and Abdelmoneim Abolfotoh that finally ended around 2 a.m. Friday
(8 p.m. ET). Not including a break, both men ended up standing on stage
for about three hours.
The tone was generally even-keeled, with a few notable points of contention.
One came when Abolfotoh
questioned whether Egyptians could support a "symbol of the former
regime" in Moussa, who served as foreign minister under Mubarak.
"I had left the
government 10 years ago, so I wasn't part of the problem," Moussa said
of those railing against Mubarak's government, before turning the tables
on Abolfotoh, a candidate seen as a moderate who once belonged to the
Muslim Brotherhood. "You, as well, kept silent. You were defending the
position of the Muslim Brotherhood, not the position or interests of
Egyptians."
Moussa later pointed to
Abolfotoh's involvement in Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, or the Egyptian
Islamic Group, which had members who were convicted of killing hundreds
of Egyptians.
Abolfotoh said he is proud to be part of building READ MORE
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