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Sisi Is All But Assured A Second Term In Egypt's Presidential Election

By Jane Arraf
Published March 24, 2018 at 1:24 PM EDT
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi chairs an Arab foreign ministers meeting during an Arab summit in 2015. Sisi's widely expected victory in the March 26 to 28 polls is seen both as an endorsement by many Egyptians of his hardline security policies and economic aims and the effective crushing by state security institutions of almost all dissent.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi chairs an Arab foreign ministers meeting during an Arab summit in 2015. Sisi's widely expected victory in the March 26 to 28 polls is seen both as an endorsement by many Egyptians of his hardline security policies and economic aims and the effective crushing by state security institutions of almost all dissent.

Egypt has a presidential election starting Monday, but the winner is almost certain already: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. And tight restrictions limit discussion of other options. Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.
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