Egypt is holding elections for their new President and the results have yet to come in, but one thing is clear they will have plenty of choices. With over a dozen candidates to choose from they will have their pick of the liter. This is in stark contrast to our own first election when the clear choice was George Washington. Not having a clear choice and a person a country can rally around makes the process of building a country more difficult. George Washington as able to get important things done because of his personality, cabinet and his public support. It will be hard for any country to find a first leader like George Washington, but the first President of Egypt should be a person that understands what they will be walking into. The future of a nation will be determined by his actions, words and decisions. Similar to how we trace a majority of our traditions to George Washington's two terms, future Egyptians will look at their first Presidents terms for guidance.
Further Reading:
-http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2115523,00.html
Further Reading:
-http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2115523,00.html