@middleeasteye: Anti-government protests erupt after Sisi announces he will run for president. Dozens of Egyptians took part in anti-government protests after Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced on Monday that he will stand for a third term in office at an election scheduled for December, which he is widely expected to win. A number of politicians have already announced their bids to run for presidency but Sisi’s security forces have been accused of harassing and intimidating his opponents. The Egyptian elections come as the country’s 104 million citizens struggle with a cost-of-living crisis with the poverty rate close to 30 percent. The Egyptian pound has lost half its value since March last year and inflation has hit record highs. #Egypt #egyptian_tik_tok #cairo #foryoupage #fy #learnontiktok #viral #sisi #alexandria