Christians Face Murky Future After Egypt Polls

By MATT BRADLEY 13/12/2011 SOHAG, Egypt—When Victor Anis goes to the polls Wednesday to vote in the second round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections, he plans to cast his ballot for the Egyptian Bloc, a list of liberal politicians who represent the strongest answer to the rise of hardline Islamists. “What’s happening now is turning voting into religion,” said Mr. Anis, 60 years old.

By MATT BRADLEY 13/12/2011 SOHAG, Egypt—When Victor Anis goes to the polls Wednesday to vote in the second round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections, he plans to cast his ballot for the Egyptian Bloc, a list of liberal politicians who represent the strongest answer to the rise of hardline Islamists. “What’s happening now is turning voting into religion,” said Mr. Anis, 60 years old.

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