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Egypt's presidential election to take place on May 26 and 27
by Joseph Earnest March 31, 2014
Newscast
Media CAIRO—Egypt's electoral commission has
announced the presidential election will take place May 26 and 27, 10 months
after Mohammed Mursi was ousted in a military coup.
The
man who toppled him, now retired army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is
expected to win the vote easily as he rides a wave of popularity for
removing the controversial president in July.
The election would go
into a second round if there is no clear winner, but that outcome seems
unlikely given Sisi's popularity and the absence of serious contenders.
The only other main candidate is left
wing politician Hamdeen Sabbahi, who came third in the 2012 election that Mursi won.
The
announcement by electoral chief Ashraf al-Asy at a news conference came
days after Sisi resigned as defense minister and army commander to
contest the election, pledging to eradicate "terrorism".
Egypt
has been rocked by often violent protests and a spate of militant
attacks that have killed 496 people, mostly policemen and soldiers, the
government says.
Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood has said there could
be no stability under Sisi as president, accusing him of staging a coup
against the country's first freely elected and civilian president.
The
Islamists have vowed to continue protests, which along with persistent
militancy threatens to further damage the already battered economy.
According
to a road map drawn up by the military installed government, the
presidential election will be followed by a parliamentary poll to
restore elected rule by the end of the year. Add
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Source: Al Manar TV news
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