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The Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria estimated the Copts' participation in Egypt's first parliamentary elections after the January 25 revolution at more than 70% of the total Coptic population, terming the figure as "unprecedented in the history of the church".

"Copts have practically refuted accusations leveled against them in the past years that they do not participate enough in any parliamentary or presidential elections," Nādir Marqus, a member of the St. Mark Church's Millī (Community) Council.

The Egyptian center for development and human rights studies indicated in a statement that the number of voters in Alexandria 324,238 who cast their ballots in 3,349 polling sub-units [Reviewer's note: The article did not say if this number refers to all population in Alexandria or it is just the number of Copts in the city].

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[Reviewer's note: A report of the same content was published by al-Jumhūrīyah newspaper of December 1, 2011 but it has no link online]