Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat says he doubts there will be genuine competition and indicates he may wait until 2022

The nephew of the assassinated Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat has dramatically announced he will not run in March’s presidential election, blaming an environment of fear surrounding the vote. After releasing campaign materials over the weekend Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat called a press conference for Monday morning at which it was widely expected that he would announce his candidacy.
The nephew of assassinated Egyptian president Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat announces that he will not run in March’s presidential election, blaming an environment of fear surrounding the vote.