Three of Egypt’s main contenders for the presidency have filed appeals to stay in the race after the country’s election commission disqualified them from the vote, along with seven others.
The disqualifications rocked an already tumultuous race for Egypt’s next president.
Muslim Brotherhood’s chief strategist and top choice, Khairat al-Shater, sent his lawyer Monday to file an appeal. Omar Suleiman, who served as spy chief under Hosni Mubarak, and ultraconservative Islamist candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail filed their appeals Sunday.
The deadline for filing appeals is Monday evening. The election commission is expected to decide Tuesday which appeals will be reviewed. A final list of candidates will be released 26 April, about a month before the vote.
