Next year's elections were recently brought to the forefront after prominent political activist and former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahy called for all political factions to unite and choose a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections. It was decided that the parties would unite to prepare and plan for the 2018 presidential elections. This union of leftist political factions and Sabahy's call for all parties to agree on one presidential candidate, raised questions in the political arena as to the shape of 2018 presidential elections and its candidates. In response, Geneina said his wife's nationality will not be an obstacle to his candidacy in the 2018 elections, confirming his intentions. Egypt's first presidential elections were in 2005, during the era of former president Hosni Mubarak.

Source: Egypt Independent May 08, 2017 15:22 UTC