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Wednesday, January 24, 2018
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Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Egypt’s president submits nomination after rival’s arrest
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEgyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi submits his nomination documents for relection, a day after a potentially serious challenger in the March vote was arrested by the military.
El-Sissi is virtually certain to win a second four-year term in the March 26-28 vote, as two would-be challengers have withdrawn from the race and another two have been arrested.
On Tuesday, the military arrested former chief of staff Sami Annan over a slate of serious allegations, all but ending his hopes of running in the election and ensuring that el-Sissi, a former general, will not face off against another member of the country’s powerful military establishment.
— AFP
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