Hānī Surūr’s withdrawal from the parliamentary elections leaves current National Democratic Party representative and Copt Khālid al-Asyūtī, up against previous representative and Catholic Rāmī Lakah, dividing Catholics and Copts of al-Azbakiyyah. In an interview with Sawt al-Ummah, Lakah expressed extreme confidence in knocking out his opponent in the first round, regardless who that opponent may be.

Key Words: al-Azbakiyyah - Rāmī Lakah - Khālid al-Asyūtī – Hānī Surūr – Muhammad Bitah – Magdī Mahmūd Ibrāhīm