Source: Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED)
Author: N/A
Original Link: http://pomed.org/fact-sheet-dropping-like-flies-sisis-purge-of-potential-candidates-in-egypts-2018-presidential-election/
With the closure of the window to register as a candidate for the upcoming presidential election, it is clear that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will not face any real challenge to his reelection. Moussa Mustafa Moussa, an ardent Sisi supporter who had been campaigning for his re-election as recently as last week, will be the only other candidate in the election. All other potential candidates have been either disqualified, coerced into withdrawing their candidacy, or have suspended their campaign after concluding that the election will not meet even the most minimal standards of fairness.
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