CAIRO—Former lawmaker Mohamed Anwar Sadat announced Monday that he wouldn’t seek the country’s presidency in March, an unexpected move that draws focus on an election where many say the odds are already stacked in favor of the state-backed incumbent. His exit from the race eliminates one of the last serious contenders in a presidential election in which other would-be challengers to President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi have been jailed and put on trial.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 15, 2018 13:18 UTC