The vote is carefully managed from start to finish so that only one outcome is possible: a longer lease on power for el-Sisi. It is difficult to overstate the importance of Egypt's ongoing House of Representatives elections. The voting results will not only decide the composition of the next parliament but will also determine whether, and for how long, the rule of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will be extended.
Anutin, 58, is heir to Sino-Thai, one of Thailand's largest construction firms, where he served as president before entering politics in the 1990s. His political career has spanned nearly 30 years. Anutin has served in a variety of high-profile positions, including as deputy prime minister for the past six years, health minister from 2019 to 2023, and then as interior minister until this year. His time as health minister coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic.
