According to Reuters Cairo on December 10, Egyptians will go to the polling station to vote in the ** election on the same day. Egypt's incumbent Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is expected to win a third term. Egypt is currently grappling with the economic crisis and the effects of the war in Gaza.
A victory in the election would give Sisi a new six-year term. During the six-year term, the immediate priorities will be to curb near-record inflation, address chronic foreign exchange shortages, and guard against spillovers from the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
According to the report, the voting time is from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time, and it will be held over three days, and the voting results will be announced on December 18.
Three candidates are eligible to compete with Sisi in the election, but none are well-known.
According to Reuters on December 9, the Kremlin said that Russia's Putin discussed the situation in Gaza with Egypt's Sesitong on the 9th. Egypt is about to hold elections, and Sisi is widely believed to be "certain" to win another six years.
The Kremlin said Putin briefed Sisi on his talks this week with the leaders of Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Putin announced on the 8th that he will participate in next year.
The Kremlin also said that Putin thanked Sisi for helping evacuate Russian citizens from Gaza and sending Russian humanitarian aid into the Gaza theater of operations, and wished Sisi a successful election election.
The report mentions that Putin has repeatedly blamed the war between Israel and Hamas, a Palestinian militant group, on the failure of years of U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East, while trying to position Russia as a key player with ties to all major actors in the region. (Compiled by Ge Xuelei, Wu Mei).