Egyptian workers union supports Sisi for 2nd presidential term

CAIRO – 25 February 2018: Egyptian workers union held a conference on Sunday to announce supporting President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to run for a second presidential term, asserting that this decision came out of their love for Egypt.


Egyptian workers union held a conference on Sunday to announce supporting President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to run for a second presidential term, asserting that this decision came out of their love for Egypt.


Said al-Naqib, vice president of the union, hailed the "Comprehensive Operation Sinai 2018” that launched to purge the country of terrorism, adding that the participation of the armed forces in the development process reflects their loyalty to Egypt.


Egyptian workers union held a conference on Sunday to announce supporting President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to run for a second presidential term, asserting that this decision came out of their love for Egypt

Naqib asserted at the conference that some political terms have to be redefined to put an end to the infamous channels that strive to distort the image of Egypt.


Egyptian workers union held a conference on Sunday to announce supporting President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to run for a second presidential term, asserting that this decision came out of their love for Egypt

Egypt’s 2018 presidential election campaigning has officially started on Saturday, according to the National Election Authority (NEA) timeline.

The election campaigning will last for 28 days, and will conclude 24 hours before eligible Egyptian voters cast their ballots to choose between only two candidates; incumbent President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and Al-Ghad party Chairperson Moussa Mostafa Moussa.

Banners and signs that show support for President Sisi were set in the streets of the capital, particularly downtown. The NEA has set a cap of LE 20 million ($1.1 million) for the election campaigning.

Moussa had previously announced that the party’s members coordinate efforts with the Egyptian Council of Arab Tribes to finalize the electoral program.

Sisi has chosen a star as his symbol in the upcoming presidential election, while Moussa chose a plane as his symbol.

Voting in the 2018 presidential election in Egypt will commence on March 26. Sixty million eligible voters will cast their ballots in the election between March 26 and 28 in Egypt, 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.