Egyptians head to the polls to vote for their next president on Monday and Tuesday. There will be just two candidates, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Hamdeen Sabahi. Egypt had an election recently. So why are they having another one? Egyptians are voting again because Mohamed Morsy -- Egypt's first freely elected president -- was removed from power last year in a popular military coup. Morsy's ouster last July was the culmination of a months-long petition campaign to remove him from office and days of mass demonstrations against the former Muslim Brotherhood leader. Critics accused Morsy of hijacking the 2011 revolution, pushing aside moderate and liberal voices, and botching Egypt's already ailing economy.
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There are just two candidates in Egypt's presidential election, with polling due on May 26, 27
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Ex-general Abdel Fattah el-Sisi faces left-leaning politician Hamdeen Sabahi
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The election follows last year's ouster of Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsy
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CNN's Reza Sayah says both candidates have generally remained vague on policy details
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