Arab ambassadors endorse Sisi for president at campaign HQ

CAIRO - 11 March 2018: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s campaign headed by Ambassador Mahmoud Karem held a meeting with 18 Arab ambassadors to Egypt on Sunday.

The meeting is scheduled to review the plans of the campaign during this period and planned activities in the governorates, in addition to its measures to communicate with the Egyptians abroad.


Arab ambassadors at the headquarter of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s campaign on March 11, 2018 - Egypt Today/By Karim Abdel Aziz

The campaign received a number of ambassadors during the last time such as the Chinese ambassador, Singaporean ambassador, and Latin American ambassador.

Voting will take place for three days starting March 26 domestically, while it will begin on March 16 for expats from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in each country’s local time. The winning candidate will be announced on April 2.



In February, the National Election Authority (NEA) announced the final list for the candidates, including current President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and head of al-Ghad Party Moussa Moustafa Moussa. Sisi has chosen a star as his symbol in the election, while Moussa chose a plane as his symbol.

Sixty-two national and international nongovernmental and civil society organizations will observe the 2018 Egyptian elections, according to the regulations of Law no. 8 of 2018, issued by the NEA, headed by Judge Lashen Ibrahim.