Factbox-Egypt's election follows long crackdown on dissent

An Egyptian man walks next to a banner of presidential candidate and current Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi next to the construction site of a monorail line at the New Administrative Capital (NAC) in the desert east of Cairo, Egypt December 8, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

(Reuters) - Egypt holds a presidential election on Dec. 10-12 in which Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is set to secure six more years in power. The vote comes after a decade-long crackdown on dissent that has seen critics from across the political spectrum jailed.

Authorities say the crackdown was needed to stabilise Egypt and that it targeted extremists and saboteurs working to undermine the state.