Ahead of this week's presidential elections in Egypt, the BBC News website has asked four Egyptians with contrasting political opinions to express their hopes and fears. Khaled Hamza is editor-in-chief

Freedom and Justice party chief’s presidential campaign stops at the elegant city of Port Said, Sunday, where Dr. Morsi promises to double efforts to achieve greater freedom and prosperity.

While Osama Yassin denies any involvement of his party (the FJP) in the exclusion of local staff from presidential elections supervision, Mukhtar Ashri declares that the election committee is solely

Dr. Morsi assures businessmen that the scientific committee in charge of his Nahda (Renaissance) Project comprises 10 specialized experts, that Egyptian markets will be open to foreign investors, and that

During his interview with Amr Laithi, Dr. Morsi affirmed that with Islamic reference, the nation is the source of authority, and that Christians are an integral part of the fabric

Seeking a tremendous transformation for Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood is prepared to accept expert opinions and suggestions from all Egyptians in modifying their Nahda (Renaissance) Project.

An innocent supporter of Dr. Morsi is callously shot dead by a thug working for a Mubarak-era holdover in a flagrant cold-blooded act of desperate vengeance and brutality.

Freedom and Justice party lawmaker affirms that the Egyptian People’s Assembly (lower house of parliament) will not relinquish the rights and freedoms of Egyptians, no matter what the cost.

Translation of Egypt’s Brotherhood and FJP statement regarding the country’s first post-revolution presidential elections just one week away, with voting already started for Egyptians abroad.

Rejecting as false Egyptian media reports that the Muslim Brotherhood’s popularity is fading and its presidential candidate has no chance of winning, a distinguished FJP lawmaker affirms that most opinion