Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's widely expected re-election will free him to pursue economic reforms and pragmatic ties with Israel, as well as measures aimed at growing the country's tourism and energy sectors. El-Sisi will very likely win a third term in Egypt's Dec. 10-12 presidential election -- which will be the country's first nationwide election since 2018 -- thanks to his government's sweeping crackdown on opposition candidates and supporters, along with its installation of administrative barriers that have dissuaded potential candidates from being added to the ballot. El-Sisi retains the support of the Supreme Council of Armed Forces, which heavily influences which candidates can run for office. But he has lost some support among Egyptian voters amid the country's worsening economic crisis. Winning re-election by a large margin would enable el-Sisi to claim he has a popular mandate to enact the policies he pledged to pursue during his third...
