; Whereas all credible opposition candidates in Egypt’s 2018 presidential election faced pressure, harassment, or arrest and subsequently withdrew their candidacies; Whereas several prominent Egyptian opposition politicians released a statement on January 28, 2018, calling for Egyptians to boycott these elections … not only for the absence of the idea of electoral competition, but also because [it] is an obvious first step toward changing the Constitution, removing the limit on presidential terms and eliminating all chances of a peaceful transfer of power ; Whereas, in the same statement, these political figures went on to note that the security and administrative practices taken by the current system [are intended] to prevent any fair competition in the upcoming elections … spreading a climate of security fear, media bias … and then with a tight schedule that does not provide a real opportunity for competitors to put themselves and their programs forward ; and Whereas the only current opposition candidate, Mr. Moussa Mostafa Moussa, is from the Al-Ghad party, which has no seats in parliament, and only a few days before declaring his candidacy led a campaign called We Support calling for el-Sisi’s reelection: Now, therefore, be it