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El exjefe de las Fuerzas Armadas egipcias Abdelfatah al Sisi presentó hoy oficialmente su candidatura a las elecciones presidenciales, cuya primera vuelta está prevista para los próximos 26 y 27 de mayo, informó la agencia oficial de noticias Mena.

El asesor jurídico de su campaña presidencial, Mohamed Baha abu Shaqa, fue el encargado de llevar a la sede de la Comisión Suprema Electoral egipcia las más de 300.000 firmas recogidas en apoyo a la candidatura de Al Sisi, así como el resto de la documentación necesaria.

Egypt’s interim government plans to expand the country’s tax base and cut energy subsidies before the May elections in a bid the bolster the struggling Arab economy, the country’s finance minister said Friday.

Three years after Egypt’s revolution, the nation’s military-backed interim government hopes a major economic restructuring strategy will stem its bleeding finances, reassure international investors and spur strong enough growth to ease dangerously high unemployment.

Despite being designated as a terrorist organization in December 2013, members of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood are seeking to retain a voice in post-Morsi Egyptian politics and even participate in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, say opponents of the movement.

El partido nacionalista Al Wafd, el más antiguo de Egipto, ha decidido apoyar la candidatura del exjefe del Ejército Abdelfatah al Sisi a las elecciones presidenciales de mayo próximo, según publicó hoy el periódico de esta formación.

Al Wafd (delegación, en árabe) aseguró que Al Sisi es el "candidato ideal" para superar los retos que afronta Egipto, donde se ha producido un aumento del terrorismo en los últimos meses.

Outspoken and controversial lawyer Mortada Mansour announced on Sunday that he would run in Egypt's upcoming presidential elections, becoming the third candidate after former army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and leftist political figure Hamdeen Sabahi.

In a press conference held to announce his candidacy, Mansour said he was running in order to restore "order" to Egypt.

"Egypt is currently in a dark tunnel, we need to restore the state of order and law," he said.

Concerning his electoral program, Mansour promised to end all strikes and protests in the country.

With presidential elections fast approaching, Egyptian Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has officially declared his candidacy. But the field of potential candidates is thinning out as senior political figures and even candidates question the vote's fairness.

Interim President Adly Mansour has recently been holding meetings at the Ittihadiya presidential palace with attendees whom he referred to as "top political figures", in order to defuse criticism surrounding the country's new election law.

Egypt's Presidential Elections Commission (PEC), the judicial body tasked with supervising Egypt's upcoming presidential elections, has issued the executive regulations for a newly issued law governing the polls.

The 55-article regulations define the procedures of the PEC's meetings and the application documents required from hopeful candidates, among other matters.

According to article 15, those wishing to run in the elections should be able to apply to the PEC over a period between 10 and 30 days.

Egypt's former chief of staff General Sami Anan announced on Thursday that he would not run in the country's upcoming presidential elections.

In a press conference held Thursday morning, Anan said that his decision comes after "much thought" and was taken for the "sake of the country's unity," adding that Egypt was currently facing a great deal of "conspiracies."

Anan stressed that he cared for the unity of the army as well, a possible reference to the logistical problem of the military fielding two presidential hopefuls.

Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour announced on Wednesday that presidential elections will take place before July 17 as Egypt’s presidential race heated up this week.

The news follows a reported assassination attempt against one prospective candidate, as well as widespread criticism of the presidential election law signed by Mansour earlier this week.