Egypt is about to carry a presidential vote in December, the elections physique introduced, and incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is broadly anticipated to win regardless of the dire financial state of affairs dealing with the nation.
The Nationwide Elections Authority stated on Monday that the vote shall be held December 10-12.
A handful of politicians have already introduced their bids to run for the nation’s highest put up, however none poses a critical problem to el-Sisi, who has been in energy since 2014 – a 12 months after overthrowing the nation’s first democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Muslim Brotherhood has since been declared a “terrorist” organisation.
Opposition politician Ahmed al-Tantawi, an ex-lawmaker, has stated he’ll run, and accused safety companies of arresting a few of his supporters.
Al Jazeera’s Behdad Mahichi stories.
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