#egypt elections
Egyptian rights lawyer Khaled Ali withdraws his bid for the 2018 presidential elections, he announced at a press conference on Wednesday. This leaves sitting President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi the only candidate officially having submitted their candidacy documents to the National Elections Authority. Presidential hopefuls must submit the required documents to the Authority before January 29 in order to be eligible for participation in the elections. Ali started the press conference with a moment of silence in honour of the Egyptian revolution that…