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On 14 April 2012, the Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC) announced the disqualification of ten candidates: [[Omar Suleiman]], [[Khairat El-Shater]], [[Hazem Salah Abu Ismail]], [[Ayman Nour]], Ahmad Awad Al-Saidi, [[Mortada Mansour]], Ibrahim El-Gharib, Mamdouh Qutb, Houssam Khayrat, and Ashraf Barouma.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tarek|first=Sherif|title=Eliminated presidential contenders to appeal disqualification decision|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/36/122/39326/Presidential-elections-/Presidential-elections-news/Eliminated-presidential-contenders-to-appeal-disqu.aspx|newspaper=ahramonline|date=15 April 2012}}</ref> Reasons for the disqualifications were not given, but the affected candidates were given 48 hours to appeal the decisions. Abu Ismail, El-Shater, and Suleiman's campaigns stated they would file appeals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Egypt bars 10 candidates from election|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/04/2012414185229419379.html|newspaper=Al-Jazeera}}</ref> All appeals were rejected.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17748256 |title=Egypt presidential poll bans on candidates upheld |publisher=BBC News |date=17 April 2012 |accessdate=11 May 2012}}</ref>
 
On 23 April, [[Supreme Council of the Armed Forces|SCAF]] ratified the Corruption of Political Life Law (aka the Disenfranchisement Law),<ref>{{cite news|title=Egypt's SCAF approves bill to bar ex-regime figures politically|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-04/24/c_131548586.htm|newspaper=xinhua|date=24 April 2012}}</ref> which was passed by the People's Assembly on 12 April.<ref>{{cite news|title=مجلس الشعب يوافق علي منع ترشح رموز نظام مبارك للانتخابات الرئاسية والحكومة تؤكد عدم دستورية القانون|url=http://www.ahram.org.eg/867/2012/04/12/61/143107/219.aspx|newspaper=Al Ahram|date=13 April 2012|access-date=25 April 2012|archive-url=https://archive.istoday/20120716233023/http://www.ahram.org.eg/867/2012/04/12/61/143107/219.aspx|archive-date=16 July 2012|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The new law stipulated that any individual who served as President of the Republic, Vice President, Prime Minister, or a high ranking [[National Democratic Party (Egypt)|NDP]] official during the ten years prior to 11 February 2011 (day of [[Hosni Mubarak]]'s resignation) would not be eligible to run or hold public office for ten years, effective 11 February 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=العسكرى" يطلق"عزل الفلول".. وشفيق ينتظر "الكارت الأحمر|url=http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article2.aspx?ArticleID=336218|newspaper=almasry-alyoum|date=25 April 2012|access-date=25 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426234530/http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article2.aspx?ArticleID=336218|archive-date=26 April 2012|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The law disqualified presidential hopefuls Ahmed Shafik (prime minister) and Omar Suleiman (vice-president), but did not exclude Amr Mussa.<ref>{{cite news|title=Egypt poll organisers bar last Mubarak-era PM|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jmUOTzWTUISAugjSQ-FOMx8F4nCw?docId=CNG.a667c2f5c2ae88920e6404e109ae6992.751|agency=AFP|date=24 April 2012}}</ref>
 
On 25 April the Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC) accepted the appeal filed by [[Ahmed Shafik]] against its previous decision to exclude him from running for President.<ref name=Shafiq_back_in_race>{{cite news|title=Mubarak-era PM Shafik back in presidential race|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/36/122/40189/Presidential-elections-/Presidential-elections-news/BREAKING-Mubarakera-PM-Shafiq-back-in-presidential.aspx|newspaper=Ahram Online|date=25 April 2012}}</ref> Therefore, a total of 13 candidates were left standing in SPEC's final list.<ref>{{cite news|last=Essam El-Din|first=Gamal|title=Egypt's presidential countdown begins|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/36/122/40237/Presidential-elections-/Presidential-elections-news/Egypts-presidential-countdown-begins.aspx|newspaper=Ahram Online|date=26 April 2012}}</ref> The appeal also requested the new Parliamentary law be brought before the Supreme Constitutional Court to determine its constitutionality.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shafiq appeals exclusion decision before Presidential Elections Commission|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/shafiq-appeals-exclusion-decision-presidential-elections-commission|newspaper=Egypt Independent|date=2012-04-25|access-date=26 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430082342/http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/shafiq-appeals-exclusion-decision-presidential-elections-commission|archive-date=30 April 2012|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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===AbdElazim Negm===
Abdelazim Negm is a professor of hydraulic engineering at Zagazig University and former vice cean for education and student affairs. He announced his candidacy on 4 March 2011, and withdrew it on 2 April 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=385402 |title=أستاذ جامعى يعلن ترشحه للرئاسة بالشرقية |publisher=Youm7.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://amnegm.com/1694 |archive-url=https://archive.istoday/20120709105927/http://amnegm.com/1694 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=9 July 2012 |title=بيان صحفى 5: لهذه الأسباب فإننى أعلن توقف الحملة عن جمع التأييدات الشعبية وأعلن أنسحابى من استكمال اجراءات الترشح الرسمى للرئاسة كمرشح مستقل |publisher=Amnegm.com |accessdate=11 May 2012}}</ref>
 
===Bothaina Kamel===
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|Mar 2012 || Al Ahram<ref>{{cite news|title=Moussa leads presidential race at 31.5 pct, but 57.6 pct of Egyptians prefer an Islamist: Poll|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/36/122/38270/Presidential-elections-/Presidential-elections-news/Moussa-leading-the-presidential-race,--opt-for-Isl.aspx|newspaper=ahram online|date=2 April 2012}}</ref> || 1,200 || '''31.5%''' || 22.7% || 8.3% || 9.3% || 10.2% || 5.0% || – || 4.0% || – || 1.0% || 3.0% || 1.0% || 4.0% || ?
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|Apr 2012 || Al Ahram<ref>{{cite news|title=April 09, 2012 Opinion poll on presidential candidates shows Moussa on top|url=http://eg4.me/en/?p=5087|newspaper=Egypt Independent|date=9 April 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.istoday/20120708142341/http://eg4.me/en/?p=5087|archivedate=8 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> || 1,200 || '''30.7%''' || 28.8% || 8.5% || 8.2% || 7.5% || 3.9% || – || 3.2% || 1.7% || 1.4% || 1.3% || – || 6.5% || ?
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|Apr 2012 || Al-Masri Al-Yom<ref>{{cite web|title=من هو الرئيس القادم؟.. أول استطلاع للرأي العام بعد إعلان قائمة المرشحين|url=http://www.almasryalyoum.com/node/770421|publisher=المصري اليوم}}</ref> || 2,034 || 6.4% || 11.7% || 12.4% || '''20.1%''' || 2.2% || 2.7% || – || 1% || 3.2% || – || – || – || 2.2% || 38.1%
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|url=http://www.almasryalyoum.com/node/807336|newspaper=Al Masry Al Youm|date=30 April 2012}}</ref> || 2,100 || 14.1% || – || '''18.5%''' || – || 5.3% || 5% || 3.6% || 1.4% || – || – || – || – || 2% || 50.1%
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|April–May 2012 || IDSC<ref>{{cite news|title=Egyptian Poll: Close between Moussa and Al Futuh|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/238986}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=مجلس الوزراء يجرى استطلاعًا عن طبيعة رؤية المواطن المصرى للرئيس الجديد |url=http://www3.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=670486&SecID=97&IssueID=0 }}{{Dead link|datearchive-url=May 2019https://archive.today/20130105191851/http://www3.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=670486&SecID=97&IssueID=0 |botdead-url=InternetArchiveBotyes |fixarchive-attempteddate=yes2013-01-05 }}</ref>|| 1,209 || '''11%''' || – || '''11%''' || – || 6% || – || 2% || – || – || – || – || – || 2% || 42% <sup>1</sup>
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|April–May 2012 || Al Ahram<ref>{{cite news|title=Poll: Moussa leads presidential race with 39%, Abouel Fotouh in second|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/poll-moussa-leads-presidential-runners-39-abouel-fotouh-24-shafiq-172-news1|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510195830/http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/poll-moussa-leads-presidential-runners-39-abouel-fotouh-24-shafiq-172-news1|archivedate=10 May 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=في الاستطلاع الأسبوعي لمركز الأهرام للدراسات موسي في الصدارة يليه أبو الفتوح وشفيق|url=http://www.ahram.org.eg/Al-Ahram-Files/News/147845.aspx|newspaper=al ahram|date=7 May 2012}}</ref> || 1,200 || '''39%''' || – || 24% || – || 17.2% || 6.7% || 7% || 2.9% || – || – || – || – || 3.2% || –