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Sisi Is All But Assured A Second Term In Egypt's Presidential Election

By Jane Arraf / NPR
Published March 24, 2018 at 2:23 AM PDT
This story was published more than 6 years ago.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi chairs an Arab foreign ministers meeting during an Arab summit in 2015. Sisi's widely expected victory in the March 26 to 28 polls is seen both as an endorsement by many Egyptians of his hardline security policies and economic aims and the effective crushing by state security institutions of almost all dissent.
Thomas Harwell AP
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi chairs an Arab foreign ministers meeting during an Arab summit in 2015. Sisi's widely expected victory in the March 26 to 28 polls is seen both as an endorsement by many Egyptians of his hardline security policies and economic aims and the effective crushing by state security institutions of almost all dissent.

Sisi Is All But Assured A Second Term In Egypt's Presidential Election

Egypt has a presidential election starting Monday, but the winner is almost certain already: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. And tight restrictions limit discussion of other options.

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