国际英语资讯:Egypts former PM gives up presidential candidacy
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 7-- <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span> <span word="Shafiq">Shafiq</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="period">period</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>," <span word="Shafiq">Shafiq</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="account">account</span>.</p><p><span word="Shafiq">Shafiq</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="narrowly">narrowly</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ousted">ousted</span> <span word="Islamist">Islamist</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="Morsi">Morsi</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Emirates">Emirates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reconsider">reconsider</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="follow">follow</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accomplishments">accomplishments</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span>," <span word="Shafiq">Shafiq</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Abdel">Abdel</span>-<span word="Fattah">Fattah</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Sisi">Sisi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="candidacy">candidacy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landslide">landslide</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="challengers">challengers</span>.</p><p><span word="Sisi">Sisi</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-2017, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ouster">ouster</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="predecessor">predecessor</span> <span word="Morsi">Morsi</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> 2013 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Morsi">Morsi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="now">now</span>-<span word="outlawed">outlawed</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="Brotherhood">Brotherhood</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p><p><span word="Sisi">Sisi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span>, <span word="stressing">stressing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>.</p>
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