| Published Thu, February 1st 2018 at 11:47, Updated February 1st 2018 at 11:50 GMT +3Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. [Courtesy]Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi delivered a stern warning on Wednesday to anyone looking to challenge his rule, a day after opposition leaders called for a boycott of the March 26-28 presidential election. What happened seven or eight years ago, will not happen again in Egypt,” Sisi said, a reference to mass protests in 2011 that unseated long-term ruler Hosni Mubarak and ushered in years of political and economic turbulence. ALSO READ: Court sentences former Egyptian President to three years in prison“What didn’t work then, will not work now. Those calling for a boycott included lawyer Hamdeen Sabahy, who ran against Sisi in 2014’s presidential election, and Hesham Genena, the former head of Egypt’s anti-corruption watchdog who had been campaigning for ex-military chief of staff Sami Anan.

Source: Standard Digital February 01, 2018 08:48 UTC