Thursday, February 01, 2018

#EGYPT: Former Military Chief Of Staff's Presidential Campaign Announcement Doesn't Impress Many

[world politics news]


The quiet announcement - made by a small, largely unknown political party - that former military chief of staff Sami Anan would run for president this year, caused little stir in the press, and raised suspicion that his was a stealth candidacy. While Pres. Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi who has yet to officially announce he will be a candidate in the March election, it's seen as an almost foregone conclusion he will win re-election.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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