![Egypt’s Sisi to resign as minister, pave way for presidential bid—Al-Ahram](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sisi2.jpg)
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File photo of Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi taken in September 2013. (AFP)
![Egypt’s Sisi to resign as minister, pave way for presidential bid—Al-Ahram](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sisi2.jpg)
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Egyptian 6th of April movement members protest against the renewal of the state of emergency during a demonstration on September 16, 2013 in downtown Cairo (TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA)
![Debate: The upcoming presidential elections will usher in a new beginning for Egypt](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1379370020042751200-e1379432270582.jpg)
Debate: The upcoming presidential elections will usher in a new beginning for Egypt
I believe we will see a change in the political landscape, and largely to the benefit of the “Couch party.” There have been attempts to rally the forces opposed to political Islam behind a single candidate in advance of the coming presidential elections, but this...Caption:
A picture taken July 29, 2013 shows posters on a street in Cairo of Egypt’s army chief General Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi. AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE
![Debate: The upcoming presidential elections will not change anything for Egypt](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Egypt-Sisi.jpg)
Debate: The upcoming presidential elections will not change anything for Egypt
The current reality is that all Egyptian political forces are in a state of decline. We can excuse the Egyptian military for its interference in politics after Hosni Mubarak’s abdication, largely because popular opposition to political Islam was in a position of...Caption:
A tourist buys a poster of Egypt’s army chief, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is also pictured on a shirt, at a vendor in Tahrir square in Cairo February 22, 2014. (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih)
![Debate: Egypt’s other presidential candidates could play a role in the next government](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sis-shop-vendor.jpg)
Debate: Egypt’s other presidential candidates could play a role in the next government
The cultural factors that govern a society’s political and social spheres play significant roles in determining its fate, which is why Egyptians called for an end to reactionary attitudes in the regime following January 25, 2011. For, as much as we seek change, we...Caption:
A supporter of the Egyptian Army and Army chief General Abel Fattah al-Sissi shows a poster depicting him during a protest outside the high court on the first day of Morsi’s trial on November 4, 2013 in Cairo. Morsi appeared in court at a police academy on the first day of his trial, rejecting its legitimacy and demanding “coup” leaders be prosecuted. (MAHMOUD KHALED/AFP/Getty Images)
![Debate: Egypt’s other presidential candidates are only in the race to give it legitimacy](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/majalla-blogs-egypt.jpg)