Egypt elections commission announces official presidential candidates

Sunday 20-04-2014 05:44 PM
Egypt elections commission announces official presidential candidates

Anwar Assi (C), head of the presidential election commission speaks during a news conference, March 30, 2014. REUTERS/Al Youm Al Saabi Newspaper

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CAIRO, April 20 (Aswat Masriya) The presidential elections commission announced in a press conference on Sunday the two official candidates who will contest Egypt's upcoming presidential elections. 

Former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has submitted 188,930 endorsements while leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi has submitted 31,555, PEC said. 

Egypt will vote for a new president on May 26 and 27. 

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