Egyptian politician and chairperson of the al-Ghad Party Mousa Mostafa Mousa submits his presidential candidacy papers minutes before the closure of the candidacy nomination period. The last-minute candidate is the only presidential hopeful to run against sitting president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who announced his intention to run for a second term in office on January 19. According to Al-Ahram Arabic news site, Moussa has managed to collect 47,000 endorsements from eligible voters and 26 endorsements from parliament members. In order to run in the elections, presidential hopefuls need to gather at least 20 endorsements from Members of Parliament, or 25,000 endorsements from citizens from at least 15 governorates with a minimum of 1000 endorsements from each one. Mousa stated that although he does support Sisi as president, this does not go against his bid for the presidential office, according to al-Masry al-Youm. He further said that Egypt needs another candidate in order to not hurt the country’s image. Mousa said he will convene a press conference on Monday at 6 p.m. at the al-Ghad Party headquarters where the details of his candidacy and election platform will be announced. The National Elections…
Last-Minute Candidate Mousa Mostafa Mousa to Run in Egypt’s 2018 Presidential Elections
January 29, 2018
