2018 Egyptian presidential election

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The 2018 Egyptian presidential election was a national vote in which incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi secured a second term amid widespread criticism over limited political competition and restrictions on opposition candidates.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf national election
presidential election
ballotAccess restricted for opposition candidates
ballotingDays 3
ballotType popular vote
campaignEnvironment highly restricted
candidate Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Moussa Mostafa Moussa
continent Africa
country Egypt
criticizedBy human rights organizations
criticizedFor arrests and pressure on opposition figures
intimidation of potential challengers
lack of genuine competition
domesticReaction claims of predetermined outcome
electoralType presidential
electorate Egyptian citizens eligible to vote
endDate 2018-03-28
governmentSystemContext semi-presidential republic
incumbentBeforeElection Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
internationalObservation limited and constrained
internationalReaction concerns over democratic standards
legalFramework Egyptian Constitution of 2014
Egyptian election law
location Egypt
mainIssue limited political competition
restrictions on opposition candidates
mediaEnvironment state-dominated
nextElection 2024 Egyptian presidential election
numberOfMainCandidates 2
officeContested President of Egypt
oppositionCandidates largely sidelined
oppositionStatus fragmented and constrained
organizedBy National Election Authority of Egypt
previousElection 2014 Egyptian presidential election
reElectionOf Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
region Middle East
result Abdel Fattah el-Sisi re-elected for a second term
secondTermStartYear 2018
securityContext heightened security presence
startDate 2018-03-26
termLength 4 years
turnoutIncentives reports of incentives and pressure to vote
votePercentageOfWinner 97.08%
voterTurnout about 41.5%
winner Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
election

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