Egypt's next president will be the 8th since the overthrow of the monarchy in 1953.
His predecessors in chronological order are -
- Mohammed Naguib (June 1953-Nov. 1954)
- Gamal Abdel-Nasser (1956-1970)
- Anwar Sadat (1970-1981)
- Sufi Abu Taleb (interim, October 1981)
- Hosni Mubarak (1981-2011)
- Mohammed Morsi (June 2012-July 2013) and
- Adly Mansour (interim, 2013- ).
Only two candidates were submitted to the Supreme Election Committee, which obviates the need for a runoff
The Muslim Brotherhood, once the nation's most powerful political group, has been smashed, banned and branded a terror organization. Its leaders, including Morsi, face multiple trials on charges that could bring their execution. Many Egyptians have turned against the group, convinced it tried to use religion and elections to monopolize power
Presidential Candidates
- Hamdeen Sabahi(DOB July 05,1954) and
- Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (DOB Nov 19,1954)
- Born in Cairo on 19 November 1954
- Graduated from Egypt's Military Academy in 1977
- Trained at the UK Joint Services Command and Staff College in 1992, and received a master's degree at the US Army War College in 2006
- Early career spent in the army, rising to chief-of-staff of the 2nd Mechanised Infantry Division and then chief-of-staff of the Northern Military Zone.
- Appointed deputy director, then director of Military Intelligence and Reconnaissance
- Becomes youngest member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces after uprising topples Hosni Mubarak in February 2011
- Appointed commander-in-chief of the armed forces and defence minister in August 2012 by President Mohammed Morsi
- Overthrows Mr Morsi, suspends the constitution and installs an interim government in July 2013 following mass opposition protests
- Promoted to field marshal in January 2014
- Announces run for presidency
- On March 27th, 2014 el-Sisi tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab.
They were announced as the official candidates by the Presidential Election Commission on May 02,2014
The man who removed Mohamed Morsi, retired military chief Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is practically assured of a victory in the vote, which is being held on Monday and Tuesday.
El-Sissi has for the past 10 months been the most powerful figure in Egypt.
El-Sissi is looking for a strong turnout, to show the world that his removal of Morsi was the will of the people.
The only other candidate in the race is leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi, who finished third in the 2012 presidential election
Egyptians in Cairo queued to vote from May 26,2014 early morning
Security is tight across the country, with the threat of attacks by militants
2014 Egypt's presidential election results
- Ex-army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi assured victory, securing about 93% of the vote with 23.9 million ballots
- More than 25 million out of 54 million registered voters took part in the poll, making the turnout about 46%
- Hamdeen Sabahi, the only other candidate, won just 3% of the vote with some 756,000 ballots, according to state-run media
- There were about 1.07 million spoiled ballots
- In 2012, Mohammed Morsi took almost 52% of the votes cast, with some 13 million votes in total
- Turnout in the 2012 election was around 52%
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