国际英语资讯:Egypt to hold 2018 presidential elections in March
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 8-- <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="its">its</span> 2018 <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="March">March</span> 26-28, <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Election">Election</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span> (<span word="NEA">NEA</span>) <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Elections">Elections</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="expatriates">expatriates</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 16-18," <span word="NEA">NEA</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Lashin">Lashin</span> <span word="Ibrahim">Ibrahim</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p><span word="Ibrahim">Ibrahim</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 20 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 29, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 22.</p><p><span word="Results">Results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 2, <span word="Ibrahim">Ibrahim</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="runoff">runoff</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>, <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="April">April</span> 19-21 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="expatriates">expatriates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 24-26 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Final">Final</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 1," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</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="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="Islamist">Islamist</span> <span word="predecessor">predecessor</span> <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</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="would">would</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><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="candidacy">candidacy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="Sisi">Sisi</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> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="bid">bid</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="Sisi">Sisi</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="over">over</span> 12 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="signatures">signatures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Egyptians">Egyptians</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 11 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="Sisi">Sisi</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p>
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