Sisi confirms candidacy for Egypt poll, opposition report obstacles


A view shows huge posters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a rally to back his candidacy in the presidential elections in December, at Al Galaa Square in the Dokki district of Giza, Egypt, October 2, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi confirmed on Monday that he will stand for a third term in office in an election in December, as opposition parties complained that people trying to register support for other candidates had faced obstacles.

"Just as I responded to the call of the Egyptians before, today I respond to their call again," Sisi said in a closing speech for a three-day event that promoted policies under his rule at a new capital being built in the desert outside Cairo.

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