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Founder of the Liberal Ghad Al-Thawra party Ayman Nour launched the "Boycotters" campaign Sunday, calling for boycotting the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for May 26-27 in Egypt.

In a phone call with Al-Sharq television anchor Mohamed Al-Qudousi, Nour said that youth will not take part in this "farcical" elections. He pointed out that Al-Sisi's presidential campaign is "weak" and that his personality is "weaker".

He called on all Egyptians to boycott the vote.

Egyptian presidential candidate and former army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi asked Egyptians to vote in "unprecedented numbers for the sake of Egypt" in next month's election, which the ex-general is expected to win, even as Islamists called for a boycott.

Egyptian presidential candidate and former army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday called for a large turnout in next month’s presidential election even as Islamists called for a boycott.

Al-Sisi asked voters to come to the poll in “unprecedented numbers for the sake of Egypt,” Reuters reports.

Two years ago Egypt stunningly experienced its first truly free, competitive presidential elections. They managed to somehow be as exciting as they were nerve-racking (and painfully hard to predict), not only for Egypt and the region but internationally. 

El Centro Carter anunció hoy que no supervisará los próximos comicios presidenciales en Egipto, aunque sí analizará la legislación electoral en vigor, los preparativos para dichas votaciones y las decisiones de la comisión electoral.

En un comunicado, la organización indica que ha desplegado un equipo de expertos en Egipto para "evaluar las circunstancias que rodean a las próximas elecciones presidenciales, incluido el contexto jurídico y político".

The African Union's Peace and Security Council rejected the union's participation in monitoring the upcoming presidential elections in Egypt.

The PSC recommended Monday that the AU does not dispatch observers to the presidential elections scheduled for May 26-27 in Egypt, Anadolu news agency reported.

The PSC explained that the nomination of former Defence Minister Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi violates the charter of the AU, because "he led a coup against a legitimate government and ousted an elected president."

The campaign of presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahi said on Thursday that it had gathered the required number of recommendation forms for him to run for Egypt's presidency, Al-Ahram's Arabic news website reported.

Hossam Moenes, coordinator of Sabahi's electoral campaign, said the team had managed to gather the 25,000 notarised recommendation forms, with at least 1,000 from 15 governorates, as per the country's election law. He did not specify, however, the exact number of forms the campaign had gathered.

Sinai has lately seen a significant decline in the role and influence of tribal elders. They once enjoyed respect and appreciation, and their words for the tribe were final. Now, however, they are accused of being "informants" for successive governments in Cairo.

La Liga Árabe firmó hoy un acuerdo con la Comisión Electoral egipcia para desplegar una misión de observadores del organismo panárabe en las próximas elecciones presidenciales en Egipto, cuya primera vuelta está prevista para los días 26 y 27 de mayo.

De acuerdo con este protocolo de cooperación, la Liga Árabe, cuya sede está en El Cairo, contará con alrededor de 120 observadores en Egipto bajo la dirección de la secretaria adjunta de la organización, la diplomática jordana Haifa abu Gazala.