Former army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi officially submitted his papers to run for Egypt's presidential elections on Monday, around six weeks ahead of the polls, dpa reported. Lawyer Mohammed Bahaa Abu Shuqa went to the headquarters of the election commission in Cairo to present the official documents on behalf of al-Sissi, the campaign said. To run in the presidential election, candidates need endorsements from 25,000 voters, including at least 1,000 in each of 15 provinces. The papers also include medical documents. The campaign said they gathered 200,000 endorsements by citizens from different provinces. "Field Marshall al-Sissi presents his appreciation and gratitude for all Egyptian people across the provinces, who presented their nominations to support him in his presidency bid," the campaign said in a statement. Elections are scheduled to be held on May 26-27. Nominations remain open until April 20.
