‘Egypt’s presidential election is a lie’
By France 24
26 March 2018 |
2:42 pm
One of the rare billboards advertising Egyptian leader Sisi's challenger; a man who is a mere "electoral decoration," writes the paper, meant to keep up the façade of free and fair elections.
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