Egypt: The first 100 days of Sisi
Former army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi won the presidential election in May 2014
Former field marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has been president of Egypt for 100 days. He was elected in May 2014, almost a year after he removed his predecessor, President Mohammed Morsi, from office.
While some Egyptians celebrated the possibility that Mr Sisi would bring stability to their country, others feared that a return to the authoritarian security state that prevailed under Hosni Mubarak.Here, Egyptians give their views on how the country has changed since President Sisi took office.
Samar Zakaria, housewife in Hurghada
Despite the positives of this last 100 days, I would like to see the country controlled by law.
But the situation remains as it is. There is an absence of security and laws are being breached all the time.
There has been an increase in kidnapping and terrorist attacks. And the continuous electricity faults are making many Egyptians very angry.
We cannot see any alternative solutions.
The price increases resulting from the gradual removal of subsidies have also caused many people to suffer. They don't understand that this change is to help the economy develop.
No-one can deny that the Egyptian president has started a great project. The Suez Canal development project promises to be great for the country.
In addition to that he has restored Egyptian pride among Arab countries, and he has improved relations between Egypt and Russia.
Ahmed Shawky, film-maker in Cairo
Egypt could be in a worse position, we could be in ruins like Syria and Libya, but we have been protected from disaster.
The current government has made catastrophic mistakes in its management of the country. But they are still considered to be mistakes made by the government and not by the militia.
There are problems - it seems to me that the government is appeasing the Islamists, the prime minister cares about ridiculous issues and al-Sisi has the image of a soft and kind president, not a strong and deterrent one.
But despite all that I will never forget that we could be in the same position as Syria and Iraq without his intervention
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