Egyptians go to the ballot boxes Monday to vote for their fourth president in as many years . H.A . The U.S. State Department has warned Americans against traveling to Egypt and urged them not to travel there at all. Morsy 's former defense minister , el-Sisi , who removed him from office after substantial protests almost a year ago , and the Nasserist contender , Hamdeen Sabahi , who came in third in the last presidential elections . But he says what el-Sisi will bring is harder to predict as his platform is unclear . Egyptians need economic , security and corruption issues to be tackled , Hellyer says .
Egyptians go to the ballot boxes Monday to vote for their fourth president in as many years . H.A . The U.S. State Department has warned Americans against traveling to Egypt and urged them not to travel there at all. But he says what el-Sisi will bring is harder to predict as his platform is unclear . Egyptians need economic , security and corruption issues to be tackled , Hellyer says .