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France 24
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Marc DAOU

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi looks to extend iron-fisted rule after ten years in power

File photo: A man walks in front of a billboard for Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi reading "Long live Egypt", Cairo, Egypt, January 27, 2022. © Amr Nabil, AP archive

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is the front-runner in Egypt’s upcoming presidential election which will be held from December 10-12. Despite being marked by a widespread crackdown on dissent and a weak economic and security record, the former army chief’s ten-year rule may be extended until 2030. It's an outcome that many believe is already written in stone.

It has been more than ten years since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi overthrew Egypt’s first democratically elected president, the Islamist Mohamed Morsi, and he is still ruling the country with an iron fist.

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