Egyptian leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi said that he would run for the upcoming presidential elections, in a televised interview aired Tuesday night on CBC satellite channel.
He said that he is not seeking power but doing a national duty.
“Agreeing over an electoral program that expresses the goals of the revolution is a priority; if people agree on another candidate then it would honour me to back him,” the former presidential candidate said.
Sabahi, founder of the Popular Current movement, came in third in last year’s presidential elections.
He praised the role of Defence Minister Abdel Fatah al-Sisi maintaining that “it is better that he stays in his post as an army leader,” adding that he would still respect Sisi’s choice to run for presidency.
This content is from :Aswat Masriya