Acting patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Pachomius called on Muslims and Copts to participate in the election of a new president.

“We, as a church, believe that a good ruler is sent by the Lord. Any person, Christian or not Christian, should shoulder that spiritual responsibility of casting their votes to choose a good president who would spread values of justice, endearment and peace,” he said. [‘Imād Khalīl, al-Misrī al-Yawm, May 22, p. 4] Read original text in Arabic