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March 26, 2018

Egypt: Polls Open as President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Is Nearly Assured Victory
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In Egypt, voters are heading to the polls today for a presidential
election in which incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is almost
certainly expected to win. All of his challengers were barred from
running, except for one little-known candidate, Mousa Mostafa Mousa, who
has said publicly he is not seeking to challenge el-Sisi. Former
military general Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has launched a wide-ranging
crackdown against human rights activists in Egypt, with reports of
torture, enforced disappearances, mass arrests and extrajudicial
killings.


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