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 el-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 was hacked and that in fact 90 percent had voted in favor of el-Sissi’s second term.

He posted: “People say: we can’t do without you O President.”

The fiasco went viral on social media with some saying Moussa’s account may not have been hacked but that he was simply embarrassed by the results of the poll.