Former Egyptian PM Shafiq says intends to run in 2018 election

CAIRO - 29 November 2017: Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik told Reuters Wednesday he intends to run for president in the upcoming 2018 election, saying he would return to Egypt in the "coming days".

In a video declaration sent to Reuters and a telephone statement, Shafiq said he would run in the election planned for around April, when President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is widely expected to seek a second term.

"I'm honoured to announce my will to run in the upcoming presidential elections in Egypt as a choice to lead the country for the next four years," he said in the statement from the United Arab Emirates.