Al-Sisi poised for empty victory in Egypt as signs of unrest grow across the region

Pamela Abbott; G Andrea Teti

Al-Sisi poised for empty victory in Egypt as signs of unrest grow across the region

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Egyptians are voting in presidential elections on March 26-28. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who grabbed power in 2013, is set to win another term by a landslide. Yet this is far from a sign of strength: opposition candidates have been silenced, and even pro-government media are being purged of the slightest undertone of dissent.

Al-Sisi’s grip on power may appear firm, but his country’s problems can’t be thrown into jail like his opponents. His predecessors Hosni Mubarak and Anwar Sadat learned this the hard way.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation UK
Publication status	Published - 26 Mar 2018

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Pamela Abbott received funding from the European Commission 7th Framework Programme for the ArabTransformations Project.

Andrea Teti received funding from the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme for the ArabTransformations Project. He is affiliated with the European Centre for International Affairs.

Keywords

Syria
Arab Spring
Libya
Morocco
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
Corruption
Oman
Lebanon
Jordan
Kuwait
Yemen
Algeria
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

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Al-Sisi poised for empty victory in Egypt as signs of unrest grow across the region

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