Egyptian presidential hopeful, Ahmed Shafiq, will begin his campaign for presidency with an international tour, starting in France, before travelling across other European communities and the US, as he seeks to campaign before Egyptian populations and communities abroad, according to his laywer Dina Adly Hussein. Shafiq will then return to Egypt, before embarking on another overseas tour. Hussein told Al-Masry Al-Youm that Shafiq is not currently banned from leaving his residence, contrary to the statement made in an allegedly “leaked” video on Wednesday. The campaign of Khaled Ali, the potential presidential candidate, welcomed any candidate so that the elections become competitive. Shafiq in ran the 2012 presidential elections against the Muslim Brotherhood’s President Mohamed Morsi, where he came a close second.

Source: Egypt Independent December 01, 2017 10:18 UTC