Egypt: 10 presidential candidates disqualified
19 Apr 2012Ten of the nominees running for president in Egypt have been disqualified due to “legal irregularities”. Muslim Brotherhood candidate Khairat el-Shater and former Vice President Omar Suleiman are among those who have been barred from the election. A spokesman for el-Shater’s campaign called it a “political decision”. The head of Egypt’s executive election committee Hatem Bagato said Suleiman and el-Shater were disqualified because they have unresolved pardons for time in prison.
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Tags: Egpyt, elections, free expression, Hatem Bagato, Khairat el-Shater, Omar Suleiman, politics
