• As Election Season Kicks Off, Rivals to Egypt’s Leader Are Sidelined

    Critics say authorities have gone to unusual lengths to keep opponents out of the race

    CAIRO—One aspiring candidate is in prison, jailed in December by an Egyptian military court. Another is disqualified while he stands trial. A third ended his candidacy after weeks of apparent house arrest in a luxury Cairo hotel.

    Egypt’s election commission on Monday said voting in the country’s presidential election will be held over several days in March, with a possible runoff in April, setting in motion a campaign that so far has only one eligible contender with any chance of victory: President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi.

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