Supporters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Monday celebrated after he confirmed his re-election bid for elections scheduled for December. Egypt will hold a presidential election over three days between December 10 to 12, with a runoff on January 8 to 10 if no candidate secures more than 50% of the vote.
Supporters of Egyptian president el-Sissi celebrate his bid
Supporters of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi wave national flags during a campaign rally on 02/10/2023
-
Copyright © africanews
KHALED DESOUKI/AFP or licensors
El-Sissi enters the race as the clear favourite, with no serious challenge posed by other candidates.
" As Egyptians, we unite and recognise the tremendous effort the president has put in and the significant changes that have occurred in the previous period," said one supporter. "[...] to ensure that the development process continues, we hope that President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi will be with us."
The president has been in power since 2014 after he led the military overthrow of an elected but divisive Islamist president in 2013.