Sisi's ambitions questioned in leaked audio
1,483 views · Published 12 March 2014 · 5:42 · Indexed 19 October 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics
Ahmed Shafik, one of Egypt's most prominent politicians, has allegedly questioned military chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's political aspirations. A pro-Muslim Brotherhood channel leaked the recording, which it says is of the former prime minister. In it, Shafik allegedly says that if Sisi runs for president, the entire election process will be jeopardised. Samer Shehata, an associate professor of eastern politics at the University of Oklahoma, USA, talks to Al Jazeera about the development.
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