Egypt army reinforces grip on power with Sisi

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https://s2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SRFsgnXmFzkC3bfJA7QOsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPMideastEN/1872aafb11b07cd8a7e8bb2fa1dc0b4b7d58f8ca.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/egypt-army-reinforces-grip-power-sisi-094504973.html)The former field marshal is expected to trounce his sole rival, leftist Hamdeen Sabbahi, in the election on Monday and Tuesday, almost 11 months after Sisi overthrew Mohamed Morsi. The only exception was Morsi, who was elected in 2012, a year after an uprising overthrew veteran strongman Hosni Mubarak. He sacked the former defence minister, a Mubarak appointee who ruled in the interim following the strongman's ouster, and replaced him with Sisi, whom he thought he could trust. But Sisi, a military intelligence chief, toppled Morsi after millions protested to demand the Islamist's resignation.




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