Presidential candidates have yet to submit their nomination paperwork

As of yesterday, none of the presidential candidates who announced their intention to run have submitted their nomination paperwork to the National Elections Commission (NEC), Ahram Online reports. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, former Armed Forces chief of staff Sami Anan, and activist Khaled Ali have all formally announced their intention to run. Candidates have a nine-day window running from 20-29 January to submit the necessary documents, including at least 25,000 endorsements from citizens or 20 from MPs, to make their bids official. Over 500 MPs have signed endorsements for El Sisi. Ali, who is rumored to be struggling to collect the minimum number of endorsements, announced yesterday that former presidential candidate and leftist figure Hamdeen Sabahi had signed an endorsement for for Ali’s bid.