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Time readers pick Egyptian army chief el-Sisi for person of the year Time readers pick Egyptian army chief el-Sisi for person of the year
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Egypt army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has pulled ahead of popstar Miley Cyrus to claim the top spot in Time magazine’s annual reader poll for person of the year, in a vote that saw accusations of hacking for the second year in a row. Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has pulled ahead of pop star Miley Cyrus to claim the top spot in Time magazine’s annual reader poll for person of the year, in a vote that saw accusations of hacking for the second year in a row.
Time announced the results on Friday, revealing that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan came in second with 20.8% of the votes. He came in just above Cyrus who had 16.3% of the vote. The vote comes ahead of the magazine editors’ person of the year announcement next week. Time announced the results on Friday, revealing that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan came in second with 20.8% of the votes. He came in just above Cyrus, who had 16.3% of the vote. The vote comes ahead of the magazine editors' person of the year announcement next week.
To reach the top spot, Sisi collected 26.2% of the votes. He was elected deputy prime minister after helping oust Mohammed Morsi, one of four runners up in the editor’s competition last year. More than 1.9m people voted using a Twitter hashtag and using an online poll. To reach the top spot, Sisi collected 26.2% of the votes. He was elected deputy prime minister after helping oust Mohamed Morsi, one of four runners-up in the editors' competition last year. More than 1.9m people voted using a Twitter hashtag and using an online poll.
"Sisi’s numbers were driven by massive support from his native Egypt: the country accounted for the largest number of votes on the TIME.com poll,” said the publication in a statement. “India and the United States provided the second and third highest number of responses, respectively." "Sisi’s numbers were driven by massive support from his native Egypt: the country accounted for the largest number of votes on the Time.com poll,” said the publication in a statement. “India and the United States provided the second and third highest number of responses, respectively."
Cyrus’ presence alongside two political leaders is a combination of the poll’s criteria – selecting a person based on influence rather than merit – and the susceptibility of online polls to computer-assisted trickery.Cyrus’ presence alongside two political leaders is a combination of the poll’s criteria – selecting a person based on influence rather than merit – and the susceptibility of online polls to computer-assisted trickery.
Brutal dictators have also succeeded in past years' votes. Kim Jong-un won the 2012 online reader poll. That win was pinned on the motley group of internet pranksters who frequent 4Chan. Blame also could have been shared by the online board 9gag or a Reddit thread – but whomever was responsible also skewed the results to make an acrostic from the first letter of the winners’ names. It spelled: KJU GAS CHAMBERS.Brutal dictators have also succeeded in past years' votes. Kim Jong-un won the 2012 online reader poll. That win was pinned on the motley group of internet pranksters who frequent 4Chan. Blame also could have been shared by the online board 9gag or a Reddit thread – but whomever was responsible also skewed the results to make an acrostic from the first letter of the winners’ names. It spelled: KJU GAS CHAMBERS.
While the magazine probably means well, the poll is less about relaying information on people’s feelings about the influential people of the year and more about which of those people has fans that are able to rally more people who believe online poll results matter. While the magazine probably means well, the poll is less about relaying information on people’s feelings about the influential people of the year, and more about which of those people has fans that are able to rally more people who believe online poll results matter.
Following last year’s hack, rumors emerged that this year’s poll had been affected by the Syrian Electronic Army. Techworm posted a screenshot of Time’s official Twitter account with a message saying the company wanted to slow the vote, with the warning “next time write a better word about the Syrian president.” Time did not respond to request for comment about the hack.Following last year’s hack, rumors emerged that this year’s poll had been affected by the Syrian Electronic Army. Techworm posted a screenshot of Time’s official Twitter account with a message saying the company wanted to slow the vote, with the warning “next time write a better word about the Syrian president.” Time did not respond to request for comment about the hack.
The melding of pop culture and political leaders continued in the write-in section of the reader poll, where Demi Lovato, Hillary Clinton and Justin Bieber all earned votes.The melding of pop culture and political leaders continued in the write-in section of the reader poll, where Demi Lovato, Hillary Clinton and Justin Bieber all earned votes.
Because magazine production cycles and coordinating interviews with world leaders nearly always take more than a week, it’s safe to assume that the reader’s poll result bares no impact on who the editors select next week. Because magazine production cycles and co-ordinating interviews with world leaders nearly always take more than a week, it’s safe to assume that the reader’s poll result has no impact on who the editors select next week.
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