Election updates during the week of March 12:
- As of March 14, 564 people had obtained applications to become candidates for president
- At this time, Sheikh Hazem Salah Abu-Ismail is the only candidate to have collected the number of signatures required for nomination (read more)
- A hopeful candidate was arrested for possession of marijuana while obtaining an application (read more)
- Candidate Mohamed Selim El-Awa was questioned about his role in the Battle of the Camel — candidates’ roles during the January 25 revolution look likely to have a major impact on voters’ perceptions (read more)
