Egypt Presidential Elections: 5 Leading Candidates
The candidates for Egypt's first free presidential elections in decades are set, the deadline having expired at 2 p.m. Cairo time on Sunday, and the final list is a microcosm of the current political and social divisions in post-revolution Egypt. The field has narrowed from some 1,500 applicants to a final 10 candidates and, as in Egypt as a whole, the election will be a battle between reformists and ideologues, conservatives and revolutionaries. Below are the five candidates currently leading the pack ahead of the vote on May 23 and 24. Читать дальше...