国产热热热精品,亚洲视频久久】日韩,三级婷婷在线久久,99人妻精品视频,精品九热人人肉肉在线,AV东京热一区二区,91po在线视频观看,久久激情宗合,青青草黄色手机视频

Home

Egypt's Sisi announces presidential bid

Updated: 2014-03-27 10:14 (Xinhua/chinadaily.com.cn)
Comments

Egypt's Sisi announces presidential bid

Egypt's military chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is seen in a TV screen grab as he announced in a televised statement on Wednesday his candidacy for the forthcoming presidential election. The election comes in the wake of the toppling of former president Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood in July last year. [Photo/Xinhua]



CAIRO - Egypt's military chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi announced in a televised statement on Wednesday night his bid for the upcoming presidential elections, which is expected by the public after he toppled the former president in July last year.

"This is the last time to appear before you in the military uniform," Sisi said, adding "I decided to resign from my post as a military chief and defense minister."

"I modestly announce to you my bid to run for the presidential elections," he said, noting that he put on his military uniform for Egypt and took it off for Egypt.

Sisi made the announcement after a lengthy meeting on Wednesday with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) with the presence of interim President Adli Mansour.

"No one can force Egyptians to elect a president they do not want," Sisi said. He also urged other candidates to run for the presidency, "I would be happy to see the victory of any candidate chosen by the people."

The ex-military chief said that Egypt is facing "weak economy" and "terrorism," stressing that he would not "work out miracles" but vowed to work earnestly for the country's rise and best interests.

"If I am given the honor of ruling the country, I promise you that I will achieve together stability, security and hope for Egypt," Sisi said.

Talking about his presidential campaign, Sisi said he would offer a clear vision for establishing "a democratic and modern state" in the future.

Egypt's newly-established constitution stipulates that only civilians can run for the presidency, which forces Sisi to resign in order to join the race.

In a meeting held late January, the SCAF gave Sisi the green light to run for the presidency in response to popular demands, as Sisi's popularity mounted after he toppled the Muslim Brotherhood- oriented president Mohamed Morsi.

Meanwhile, Mansour promoted Wednesday Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sedki Sobhi to the higher rank of general, which is seen as a prior step to replace Sisi as defense minister.

According to the constitution, the president cannot appoint defense minister without approval of the SCAF.

Ahead of Sisi's announcement, leftist leader Hamdeen Sabahy was the only one who officially announced intention to run for the presidency.

Previous Page 1 2 Next Page

Most Popular
...
禹州市| 商水县| 饶阳县| 岚皋县| 织金县| 洛宁县| 香港 | 息烽县| 徐闻县| 通辽市| 资阳市| 五河县| 韩城市| 铜陵市| 渭源县| 丰城市| 长阳| 化州市| 屏东县| 武义县| 巴中市| 桦南县| 常德市| 定西市| 赞皇县| 滨州市| 丹棱县| 八宿县| 长白| 平遥县| 南平市| 博兴县| 桂平市| 洛扎县| 德令哈市| 青田县| 团风县| 年辖:市辖区| 双鸭山市| 南昌县| 宣恩县|