A majority of Egyptians do not favor radical changes in their government's foreign relations, including peace with Israel, a poll conducted by the United Nations-affiliated International Peace Institute shows, according to a report published Thursday in
The Wall Street Journal. The poll found that more than 60 percent of those polled are in favor of Egypt honoring its peace treaty with Israel as long as it ensures the creation of a Palestinian state.
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The IPI also found that around 80% of respondents expressed a favorable impression of Egypt's former foreign minister Amr Moussa and that the secular Wafd Party emerged as the most popular political group.
If a presidential election were held in Egypt today, Moussa would win 37 percent of the vote, according to the poll.
In contrast, only two percent of those polled expressed support for
former head of the UN's nuclear watchdog, Mohammed ElBaradei.
On the economy, the poll found that 82% of respondents want Cairo to
continue to pursue economic liberalization and open up to foreign trade.