Egypt’s army reaffirmed on Sunday that it does not intend to nominate a candidate for the next presidential election, its spokesman said. 

The statement came in response to a campaign calling on Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to run for presidency. 

Many Egyptians started to see Sisi as a hero after the army ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and started a crackdown on his supporters and the group he belongs to, the Muslim Brotherhood. 

Spokesman Ahmed Mohamed Aly told Al-Arabiya that the army’s stance on the subject is final and that it will not be part of Egypt's political life.