{{Egyptian presidential favourite and former army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has vowed that the banned Muslim Brotherhood group “will not exist,” should he win.}}<\/p>\n
In his first interview with Egyptian TV, he added that two assassination plots against him had been uncovered.<\/p>\n
Mr Sisi removed Egypt’s first democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi from power last July.<\/p>\n
He is widely expected to win the presidential election on 26-27 May.<\/p>\n
Mr Sisi had denied he had any political ambitions when he ousted President Morsi and launched a crackdown on the Brotherhood last year.<\/p>\n
In a joint interview with Egypt’s privately owned CBC and ONTV television channels on Monday, he said: “I want to tell you that it is not me that finished [the Brotherhood]. You, the Egyptians, are the ones who finished it.”<\/p>\n
Asked whether the Brotherhood would cease to exist if he should gain the presidency, the former field marshal – dressed in a suit – answered: “Yes. That’s right.”<\/p>\n
He said there had been two attempts to assassinate him, but added: “I believe in fate, I am not afraid.”<\/p>\n
He did not provide details of who was behind the alleged plots or how advanced they were.<\/p>\n
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