President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday that electing a new president for Egypt can only be done by the will of the Egyptian people, who have the inherent right to elect their leader. Sisi’s comment came in two media interviews that he conducted with the US-based TV channel CNBC and newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat. The interviews were conducted on the sidelines of the World Youth Forum, which is currently being held in the Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Shaikh. “The currently held World Youth Forum in Sharm El Sheikh City is considered an extension of the successful youth forums that took place in a number of the Egyptian governorates since November 2016,” Sisi said through the interviews. As to the conditions of the tourism sector, Sisi noted that, despite the instability Egypt has faced since 2011, steady improvement is being recorded.

Source: Egypt Independent November 06, 2017 13:52 UTC