Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi officially announced on Friday his intention to run for a second term in the upcoming presidential elections set to take place in March. Sisi declared his announcement during the final day of the “Story of a Nation,” conference where the Egyptian President has been presenting his government’s achievements throughout his rule over the past four years. Egypt’s National Elections Commission (NEC) started on Saturday receiving the documents that are necessary for presidential hopefuls to submit in order to be allowed to run for office in the upcoming elections. Sisi promised during his speech at the conference on Friday transparent elections, urging everyone to participate in choosing Egypt’s next president. Sisi won the 2014 elections with a sweeping 96 percent, after beating his only competitor Hamdeen Sabahi, a leftist politician.

Source: Egypt Independent January 20, 2018 11:48 UTC