Zamalek club president and former MP Mortada Mansour insisted he did not lose the House of Representatives elections, claiming fraud as official results placed him sixth outside the election race in the Mit Ghamr constituency, Daqahliya Governorate. During a Friday video broadcast from his office in the Zamalek club, the controversial public figure asserted that major fraud occurred in the Mit Ghamr elections, and that he had been in first place until the end of the vote counting process. Runoff elections for the contested Mit Ghamr district will take place November 23 and 24 between the four highest-ranked candidates. Mansour’s son Ahmed also lost the elections in Cairo’s Dokki district. Other accusations Mansour must face include charges of corrupt sales and currency exchange operations outside the banking system to maximize Zamalek club’s profits.

Source: Egypt Independent November 14, 2020 12:45 UTC