General Who Led Takeover of Egypt Will Run for President
| Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi, the defense minister and military officer who led last summer’s takeover of the elected government in Egypt, formally announced on Wednesday that he is resigning from the army and running for president, taking a critical step in his consolidation of power. |
| Mr. Sisi, who held the rank of Field Marshall, is almost universally expected to win the election and thus formalize the de facto power he currently holds. He has been the government’s pre-eminent decision-maker since he led the ouster of Egypt’s first freely elected leader, President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, on July 3 of last year. |
| But by resigning from the army on Wednesday, Mr. Sisi ended his direct command of the armed forces, which until now has been the main base of his power. |
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