A third candidate emerged on Wednesday for the 2018 Egyptian presidential elections, as 41-year-old colonel Ahmed Konswa announced in a video statement his intention to run, following recent announcements by human rights lawyer, Khalid Ali, and Egypt’s former Prime Minister, Ahmed Shafiq. “I am Colonel Ahmed Konswa, an architect military officer for the Egyptian armed forces,” he began, and followed by expressing his faith in Egypt’s ability to continue to thrive. “I would like to confirm that the story of justice and freedom is impossible to be ended on the Egyptian soil,” he said, in a video statement. Konswa said that following his video statement on Wednesday, he will be announcing his envisioned road-map for the upcoming presidential term “for the sake of equitable, scientifically advanced, independent, and fully sovereign Egypt.”He also posted his personal and professional information on his Facebook account. Earlier on Wednesday, Egypt’s former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq told Reuters that he intends to run for president in the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for April 2018.

Source: Egypt Independent November 30, 2017 11:48 UTC