Egypt's Sisi to run for president, vows to tackle militancy

A woman kisses a poster of Egypt's army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as people celebrate after Al-Sisi declared his candidacy for a presidential election, at Tahrir Square in Cairo March 26, 2014. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

CAIRO (Reuters) - Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who ousted Egypt's first freely elected leader, declared his candidacy on Wednesday for a presidential election he is expected to easily win.

Sisi toppled Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood last July after mass protests against his rule and has emerged as the most influential figure in an interim administration that has governed since then.