Potential Candidate in 2024 Presidential Election says his programme centers on political, economic reform

CAIRO – 4 October 2023: Potential Candidate in 2024 Presidential Election Farid Zahran told Extra News Wednesday that his programme "would center on political and economic reform aimed at enhancing the living conditions of people in a short period of time."

In a related context, President of Justice Party Abdel Moneim Emam declared the party's support to Zahran given "the weight of his work in the political field, and the alignment of his principles with the party's." Those pertain to "rendering Egypt a modern civil democratic state guaranteeing freedoms, and freedom of opinion, in the framework of building the state."

"The message we want to communicate is that the people has the willpower. The people imposed its willpower in many situations such as in the revolutions of January 25 and June 30, and it can still impose it in the coming elections," Emam stipulated.

President of Al Wafd Party Abdel Sanad Yamama underwent Tuesday medical tests at Sheikh Zayed Specialized Hospital lying in Giza's 6th of October City fulfilling the requirements to run in 2024 Presidential Election.

Yamama had fulfilled another major requirement which is garnering nominations from 20 members of the House of Representatives, which is the minimum needed to participate in the race.

The conditions also provide another alternative, which is collecting at least 25,000 nominations from citizens. Yet, they must be from at least 15 governorates, with each contributing at least 1,000 nominations.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi announced Monday he would run for a third term in the 2024 presidential election taking place in December. He made the announcement in the closing speech of the Homeland Story Conference that began Saturday in the New Administrative Capital.

The voting will take place abroad on December 1-3, and domestically on December 10-12, while the result will be announced on December 18. The candidacy submission will open on October 5 and close on October 14 with four confirmed potential candidates until present.