Opposition forces denounce President’s warning against boycotting elections

Opposition figures who called for a boycott of the elections denounced President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s warnings last week, Reuters reports. The group — dubbed the the Civil Democratic Movement and includes rights lawyer Khaled Ali, former MP Mohamed El Sadat, and former anti-corruption head Hisham Genena — called the speech an attempt “to spread fear among Egyptian voters” which “undermines ... the integrity of the electoral competition”. They also attacked his threat of calling a mandate from the people on the street.