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Parallel chain of command
Sisi has made a mockery of the rule of law by controlling the judiciary, ensuring impunity for police and army killings, and amending the constitution to prolong his rule. Mega-prison complexes have been built to house a growing population behind bars.
Cabinet ministers and government executives are neither policymakers nor empowered to take initiatives. Instead, the country is micromanaged by Sisi, his sons and Major General Abbas Kamel, director of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service (GIS), along with a cabal of officers. A parallel chain of command centres on active and retired army officers staffing all government departments.
Another stream among dissidents and the general population advocates taking part in the election, but lodging a protest vote for the “real” opposition. Here, things get trickier.
At the time of writing, there are three figures from opposition parties who have declared their intention to contest the election: Ahmed Tantawi, a former parliamentarian with the Nasserist Karama Party; Gameela Ismail, the head of the quasi-liberal Dostour Party; and Farid Zahran, the head of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party.
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