Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al Sisi said Wednesday he had quit the military to run for president and vowed to rid the country of “terrorism” almost nine months after he toppled its elected leader.Sisi, who was also defence minister, faces no serious competition in the election (most likely before June) and is expected to win comfortably, riding on a wave of popularity for his law and order message..Sisi declared his candidacy in a televised address to the nation.“Today, I stand before you for the last time in a military uniform, after deciding to end my service as defence minister and commander of the armed forces,” he said, dressed in his field marshal’s uniform and sitting behind a desk.“With all modesty, I nominate myself for the presidency of Egypt.”
But the Muslim Brotherhood movement warned there could be no stability in Egypt under the “shadow” of his leadership The Brotherhood and its allies have kept up their protests against the overthrow of Egypt’s only freely elected president against a backdrop of mounting violence by militant groups that has killed scores of police and troops.
