Egypt TV Host Shuns Twitter After Pro-president Poll Fiasco

An Egyptian TV host and staunch supporter of the country's army-chief-turned-president has shut down his Twitter account after his improvised poll in favor of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi backfired.   Ahmed Moussa had asked followers on Thursday to say whether they would re-elect Sissi for another term in office. The page later showed about 1,500 had voted and that 80 percent said “no.”   Moussa then deactivated his Twitter page, later saying on Facebook that his account...

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