Egypt opposition still far from unity to challenge regime
While Egypt's opposition forces face common challenges, they still lack impetus to forge an alliance against the government due to several ideological and personal differences.
CAIRO — A number of Egyptian political parties, movements and figures announced in January their boycott of the presidential election scheduled for mid-March to protest what they said were regime practices “preventing any fair competition” and “resembling the practices of primitive dictatorships.” Such practices include the unconstitutional extension of the state of emergency and the use of media outlets to discredit potential competitors.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and head of Al-Ghad Party Moussa Mustafa Moussa are the only candidates set to compete in the election, as all those who had announced their intention to run withdrew from the race.
