They will have the choice between the incumbent and one other candidate: Moussa Mostafa Moussa, a little-known politician who registered right before the close date for applications, saving the election from being a one-horse race. “Moussa Mostafa Moussa has little chance of winning a significant number of votes. In an interview broadcast on Egyptian television this week, 63-year-old Sisi said the absence of serious opponents is not his doing. With Sisi’s win effectively guaranteed, the authorities’ concern this year would be turnout to enhance the legitimacy of the vote. “The result is known in advance, and this does not encourage Egyptians to go out and vote,” he said.

Source: New Strait Times March 24, 2018 03:33 UTC