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Campaigning opens in #Egypt's presidential race
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Egyptian leftist leader and presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi (C) is greeted by supporters during a press conference to unveil his program on April 30, 2014 in Cairo. (Photo: AFP - Khalen Desouki) Egyptian leftist leader and presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi (C) is greeted by supporters during a press conference to unveil his program on April 30, 2014 in Cairo. (Photo: AFP - Khalen Desouki)

Campaigning opens Saturday in Egypt for a May election likely to be won by the ex-army chief who deposed the elected president, after deadly bombings underscored tensions ahead of the vote. The May 26-27 presidential poll, meant to restore elected rule following the July overthrow of Islamist Mohammed Mursi, is widely expected (...)

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Leftist Hamdeen #Sabahi enters #Egypt's presidential race
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A supporter of Egyptian presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahi holds a poster with his portrait on March 29, 2014 in the Egyptian capital Cairo. (Photo: AFP - Mohammed al-Shahed) A supporter of Egyptian presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahi holds a poster with his portrait on March 29, 2014 in the Egyptian capital Cairo. (Photo: AFP - Mohammed al-Shahed)

Leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi officially submitted his bid on Saturday to run for Egypt’s presidency, making him the second candidate for next month’s election alongside former army-chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi who is widely expected to win. The election is due to start on May 26-27. Sabahi, who heads a political alliance called the Popular Current, was a member of (...)

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#Egypt: #Sabahi supporters in turf war with #Sisi campaign
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A picture taken on April 3, 2014 shows Egyptian leftist leader and presidential hopeful #Hamdeen Sabahi leaving a police station in Cairo after his finger prints were taken as part of his registration to run for the upcoming presidential elections. (Photo: AFP - Ahmed al-Malky) A picture taken on April 3, 2014 shows Egyptian leftist leader and presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahi leaving a police station in Cairo after his finger prints were taken as part of his registration to run for the upcoming presidential elections. (Photo: AFP - Ahmed al-Malky)

Supporters of Egyptian presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahi are caught in a turf war as they jostle for campaign space in a vote expected to be swept by ex-army chief Abdel (...)

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Sabahi demands Egyptian vote suspended over irregularities
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Leftist candidate Hamdeen Sabahi will file an appeal for Egypt’s presidential election to be suspended because of alleged voting irregularities and a pending case over the right of former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik to stand, Sabahi’s lawyer said on Saturday.

“We will present an appeal on behalf of candidate Hamdeen Sabahy...to the presidential electoral committee, citing a series of irregularities...that have affected the outcome of the first round,” Essam El-Islamboly told Reuters.

Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi is due to face-off against Shafik next month, after the two men received the most votes in the first round of voting.

Mursi received a reported 25 percent of the votes, while Shafik got 24 percent, clear of third-placed Sabahi who got 22 percent.