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Yes, but that's just looking at the lucky few in hindsight. History is littered with far more examples of presidents than prime ministers who became dictators.
Perhaps in absolute numbers... but Hitler (Chancellor in Germany is akin to a PM) is the 800-pount gorilla on the parliamentary back...
As far as I can tell, there's no clear reason why presidentialism would be better suited for certain cultures/demographics than others, so I would rather see Egypt go with the odds and adopt a parliamentary system. It's true that no country should adopt a "cookie-cutter democracy" and will need to adjust the exact structure of government to its own needs...but I do think that most should go with a system that has demonstrated a high probability of success rather than one that has demonstrated a high probability of failure, absent a compelling reason to do otherwise.
I do think demographics matter. Korea is a highly homogenous society, much more so than Taiwan's but even Taiwan's is more homogenous than Egypt's. U.S. is an exception and as such, its system does not have to be exported in total around the world. Taiwan's system combines elements of the American system and traditional Chinese ideas from a man who received an American education and is highly revered here.
perhaps I am rambling, but in Egypt, with so many groups, there needs to be a strong system that can represent those groups. The U.S. DOES have this with its Congress, but a winner-take-all presidential system could cause problems amongst minority groups unless they feel they have representation... it really depends on how Egypt does it. Iraq really made some mistakes. A federal system (people also forget this element in a governmental structure) would have far better served Iraq. I don't know if it would apply to Egypt however. IN Iraq, the three major groups are generally geographically distinct. Anyone more familiar with Egypt's demographics... is this the care there? I really don't know...