The presidential elections in Egypt began this Sunday morning December 10, 2023 to continue until next Tuesday, with the outgoing president Abdelfattah al-Sissi in a favorable position to win a third term, faced with three other candidates who appear against him, but relatively little known to the general public.
The electoral campaign, which took place in the shadow of the conflict between Hamas and the Zionist entity, caught little attention from the public.
In this country of 106 million inhabitants, two thirds of which live below or just above the poverty line, faced with a serious economic crisis, the main issues of this election revolve around the question of purchasing power.
Despite the economic difficulties experienced by the country, no serious opposition seems to emerge under the Al-Sissi regime.
Electoral participation will be a key factor, while in the last presidential election, it had reached 41.5%, six points less than in the previous ballot, and the official results are scheduled for December 18.
