Coptic Christians more concerned about the next Patriarch than the next President

Ahramonline has an interesting article exploring the views of Coptic Christians in Egypt to the upcoming presidential election, and a few other circumstances as well.

Of particular interest are these words:

And while the nation is busy debating the pros and cons of potential presidential runners, these two women, like others present at the Coptic Cathedral on Christmas Eve, said that for them the greater concern is who will be the next patriarch, rather than president.

"Whoever comes would still not do us full justice, because the mentality of looking at Copts as lesser citizens than the Muslims has not changed and any president would not want to offend the majority," said Mariana. "We are hoping things will get better but we know it is a long way to go before things do get better."