The liberals, for their part, did not support Morsi in the run-off with Shafiq. But it was their efforts that made the presidential election possible in the first place, and many now believe that close collaboration with the Brothers is the only available option that can restore some of the spirit of an endangered revolution in which they were the protagonists.
至于自由派，他们在第二轮投票中并不支持穆尔西。但他们的存在使得总统大选的第一轮得以进行。此外，如今他们当中许多人认为与穆斯林兄弟会紧密合作乃是重振曾以他们为主角的、如今陷入四面楚歌的革命精神的唯一办法。