This is a month that has a spiritual feel to it, which condones the issue of jihad [holy war].

If it's a war between Sunni and Shiite, this war might be extended from Lebanon to Afghanistan .

Here in Egypt, his name doesn't represent anything for us.

The result of 23 percent was a good step, considering only three of the candidates offered to voters were serious and the election campaign was very short.

Everything in the next year will depend on what happens in the next few months. It's a critical moment.

They did not want to create a direct confrontation with the regime while also maintaining relations with the opposition.

In Cairo, for example, voter turnout does not usually exceed nine per cent.

The timing of the release is important, and bewildering. Is this a message to the outside world or to the Muslim Brothers? I'm not sure.

The most important thing for them is to go to the polling stations to test their real power and to train their members in preparation for the parliamentary elections (later this year).