The t op story on the airwaves last n ight: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi officially announcing he will run for a third term in the upcoming presidential election. El Sisi declared his candidacy during the final day of the “Story of a Homeland” conference (watch, runtime: 19:20). Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 3:41), Ala Masouleety (watch, runtime: 4:32), El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 1:47) and Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 48:27) all had coverage.

El Sisi appoints his campaign ma nager: The news that Mahmoud Fawzi, the former head of the Supreme Media Council, has been chosen to head Sisi’s election campaign received airtime from Lamees El Hadidi on Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 2:09) and Lobna Asal on Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 2:13). Fawzi discussed the appointment during an interview with Osama Kamal on Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 9:15).

The c andidate list so far: El Hadidi walked viewers through the current list of candidates for the election (watch, runtime: 3:33). They include:

  • El Sisi followed
  • Farid Zahran (Egyptian Social Democratic Party)
  • Abdel Sanad Yamama (Al Wafd)
  • Hazem Omar (People’s Republican Party)

All four have collected the signatures they need to make it onto the preliminary list of candidates. Omar will need the Senate to accept his resignation from the Senate before officially joining the race.

TBD: Whether Dostour Party chair Gameela Ismail and or the former head of the leftist Karama Party Ahmed Tantawi will get enough backing to join the ballot. The National Elections Authority will announce the final list of candidates on 9 November.

In other election miscellany: El Hadidi (watch, runtime: 3:27 | 1:40) and Amir Adib (watch, runtime: 1:47) both called on their viewers to vote in the election. The El Hekaya host also called for wider press freedoms to express opinions (watch, runtime: 27:35 | 4:48).

ALSO LAST NIGHT- Ismailia fire: The Ismailia Security Directorate was left a charred wreck after a fire broke out in the building on Sunday night. Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 5:02) and El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 7:24) dedicated coverage to the cause of the accident and the losses it caused.

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