#Sisi_is_my_leader hashtag surfaces Twitter trends

CAIRO – 22 June 2018: A hashtag initiated in support of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has been gaining popularity among Twitter users; with more than 10,000 retweets, #السيسى_زعيمى_وأفتخر (Sisi is my leader and I am proud) was included in tweets that eulogized Sisi as the rescuer of Egypt and heaped praises on his achievements.

The hasthag reached around 6,573,275 accounts in the last seven days according to Tweetreach Analytics.

The hashtag has reached around 6,573,275 accounts in the last seven days according to Tweetreach Analytics.

Twitter users expressed how proud they are that Sisi is their president and leader, praising his achievements, most notably, how he conquered the infamous Muslim Brotherhood and fought terrorism until the brink of eradication.

#السيسي_زعيمي_وافتخر
We are proud of you my president 🇪🇬💪 pic.twitter.com/imXimb178D

— Zakaria Hamza 🇪🇬 (@newvalley_1) June 21, 2018

Another twitter user Iman Elnahas @imanahas stressed her trust in president Sisi as she said, “I am proud that I revolted against the spy Mohamed Morsi, I am proud that I am against the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood that uses religion as a cover to reach power, I am proud that I participated in the June 30 revolution, and I am proud that I voted twice for Sisi.”

وافتخر أنى نزلت ضد مرسى الجاسوس
وافتخر أنى ضد جماعه الاخوان الارهابيه التى تتأخذ الدين ستارا للوصول الى الحكم
وافتخر أنى نزلت فى ٣٠/٦
وافتخر انى انتخبت السيسى مرتين #السيسي_زعيمي_وافتخر

— Iman Elnahas (@imanahas) June 21, 2018

In January, #My_Vote_For_Sisi_2018 cropped up Twitter’s trending hashtags with thousands of interactions and retweets in support of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s candidacy in the presidential elections.

Twitter user Bent El-Mu3ez @GOGOMO222 said, “Yes prices are high, but… thank god you are living in a house and not a refugee nor your country is occupied, you are assured your family is safe and not slaves for IS militias, thank god your army is up to speed with the biggest armies in the world, thank god your country is safe and that no one in Egypt sleeps on an empty stomach.”

رغم الغلاء ... لكن
احمد ربنا انك عايش فى بيتك مش لاجىء
ولا محتل
مطمن على اهل بيتك انهم فى امان مش سبايا للدواعش
احمد ربنا ان جيشك يواكب فى تقدمه اكبر الجيوش
احمد ربنا على نعمه الامن والامان وان مصر محدش بينام فيها لحد دلوقتى من غير عشا#السيسى_زعيمي_وافتخر pic.twitter.com/lKtVEXxIU6

— 🥀( : Bent El-mu3ez : )🥀 (@GOGOMO222) June 21, 2018

Magda Metwally @MagdaMetwally1, another Twitter user, said, “I swear to god even if he has no achievements, it is enough that he saved Egypt from the Muslim Brotherhood.”

#السيسي_زعيمي_وافتخر
اقسم بالله لو معملش اي إنجاز كفاية انه انقذ مصر من الاخوان

— Magda Metwally (@MagdaMetwally1) June 21, 2018

Other Twitter users on the other hand slammed another hashtag that was initiated by Muslim Brotherhood web trolls that spreads rumors and demands for overthrowing the state; Twitter user @medoesmaeil said, “Here you would find only the nationalists who took it upon themselves to direct a message to the whole world that the other hashtag is being initiated by the sheeps of Qatar and Turkey, and that we supports President Sisi in all of his decisions, trust the leadership and we shall reach it, long live Egypt, sir!”

#السيسى_زعيمي_وافتخر
هنا تجد الوطنيين فقط الذين حملوا على أكتافهم العناء من أجل أن يوجهوا رسالة للعالم كله
ان هاشتاج ارحل دا بتاع خرفان تربية قطر وتركيا
وأننا ندعم الرئيس السيسى في كل قراراته
ثق فى القيادة وسنصل للريادة
تحيا مصر يا افندم

— الصقر المصرى🇪🇬 (سارد الحقائق) (@medoesmaeil) June 21, 2018

Another hashtag was initiated in Oct. 2017 by the official twitter account of “Alashan Tbneeha” (To Build It) campaign, @presidentEgyptt, namely #صوتنا_للسيسي (Arabic for Our vote for Sisi); it cropped up Twitter’s trends by more than 73,600 tweets and 68,500 retweets in only one day according to Trendsmap - Analytics.

The hashtag has cropped up Twitter’s trends

To Build It, was a public campaign that kicked off in Sep. 2017 to demand President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to run for a second term as President of Egypt; it witnessed a remarkable turnout by citizens and renowned figures of the Egyptian society as the signatures phase of the campaign was launched.

The main aim of the campaign was to gather signatures on a petition that demands a second inauguration of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi as President of Egypt.

It is pertinent to mention that the Egyptian leader garnered 97.08 percent of valid votes in the presidential election, where more than 21.8 million people voted for him. The turnout stood at 24,254,152 voters, representing 41 percent of 50,078,138 registered voters.

In a televised speech after winning the election, Sisi pledged to keep his promise in serving the nation and thanked all Egyptians for trusting him to lead the country.