Egyptian Stifled Elections

Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has no one to tackle him in impending elections.

President of Egypt Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi

Elections on head and we are seeing the leaders get arrested one after another. Of course, a destruction of freedom and openness in Egypt has devised the decision that chiefs of numerous parties are out of the race in coming polling. Egyptian Army has arrested the former military chief and candidate of president in upcoming contest Sami Annan, by accusing him of serious contentions.

Seemingly, this has become clear that President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, a top graduate of military establishment and the man responsible for the breaking down of Government of President Merci is certain to win the elections. Sami Annan on some extent was the latest hope for presidency but this dilemma is now dead.

Comparatively, as Annan is now out of the race, there is only a one man who could stand up before el-Sissi in upcoming combat, Khaled Ali, Prominent rights lawyer. Meanwhile, all other possible presidential hopeful candidates are obliged to quit by coercion. Some of them faced harsh criticism while others quit because of the safety of their supporters. One of the candidates expressed his anxiety by calling this Putinesque: the use of military and police in favor that no one could disintegrate your ambitions.

Sami Annan, arrested by Egyptian officials 

Al though, Annan, who is 69, was not considered as a vigorous contender to win and may not prove as a harm to Sessi’s desires but his detention has made this clear how far Sissi could go to make his way unimpeded in looming elections.

Sissi’s actions clarify that he is not confident enough that he has the support of majority so all he could do was to erect the opponents out of his way. The former General was welcomed when he took the power by throwing Mohammed Merci out of his way but now most of the public considers him as a General, not as a leader, whose only intention is to keep himself in power and suppress any sort of criticism. Additionally, he is being called as the boss of vast corruption exercises and the demolisher of possible democracy in Egypt.

Accordingly, numbers of opposition leaders are arrested and others have withdrawn themselves out of of the race. To sum up, the elections are now the instance of polls held by Saddam or Bashar-al- Assad, as there is no one chasing Sissi. On the whole, the world is witnessing as Sissi is demolishing the hopes of Egyptian nation, the hopes they manifested at Tehrir Square seven years ago.