TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the sentence expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ?  Sisi ’s office referred questions to the electoral commission.

SOLUTION: Negative

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity John Kelly ? Chief of staff  John Kelly  reportedly expressed a willingness to resign over the Rob Porter scandal.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Giancarlo Stanton ? When  Giancarlo Stanton  took the stage at the Baseball Writers of Association of America annual awards dinner  he seemed ready for the life in the Big Apple.

SOLUTION:
Neutral