Egypt's Sisi looks to have 'intimidated' his way to a second term
He was elected president with 97 percent of the vote, despite a low turnout. Now Sisi says he's running for a second term in March, he's almost guaranteed to win after arresting, intimidating other candidates.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi attends during the "Tale of a Homeland" conference about dialogue with citizens to review the achievements made during his four-year tenure, in Cairo, Egypt January 18, 2018. / Reuters
Egypt's last main opposition candidate in the upcoming presidential election has announced he's withdrawing from the race, saying conditions don't allow for a fair contest.
This follows the arrest on Tuesday of another potential challenger ahead of the March vote.
TRT World'sRahul Radhakrishnan takes a look at the events that have shaped Egypt since the Arab Spring.