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| Egypt army 'backs Sisi as presidential candidate' | |
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| Egypt's top military body has given its approval for army chief Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to run for the presidency, state media report. | |
| Field Marshal Sisi led the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected leader, in July. | |
| He is expected to accept the nomination from the Supreme Council for Armed Forces (Scaf) and resign from his military position within days. | |
| Earlier, the interim president promoted him from general to field marshal. | |
| Field Marshal Sisi is popular with much of the Egyptian public and is widely expected to win the presidential election, to be held by late April. |