International • Created January 9, 2018 02:00

EGYPT: Govt sets date for presidential election

Egypt’s presidential election will take place on March 26-28 with a run-off to be held from April 24-26 if needed. At a news conference in Cairo on Monday, Egypt’s national election commission said the results would be announced on April 2 – or in the event of a run-off if no candidate secures more than […]

EGYPT: Govt sets date for presidential election
EGYPT: Govt sets date for presidential election

Egypt’s presidential election will take place on March 26-28 with a run-off to be held from April 24-26 if needed.

At a news conference in Cairo on Monday, Egypt’s national election commission said the results would be announced on April 2 – or in the event of a run-off if no candidate secures more than 50 percent of the vote – on May 1.

So far two candidates have stated their intentions to run: Khaled Ali, a human rights lawyer and opposition leader and Essam Heggy, an Egyptian space scientist who served as the country’s advisor for scientific affairs from 2013 to 2014.

Current President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has not yet confirmed whether he will run for a second and final term – as per the country’s constitution – but he is widely expected to.

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