In order to stand in the presidential vote, candidates were required to collect endorsements from 25,000 members of the public across 15 governorates, or from 20 sitting members of parliament, by Oct. 14.
The campaign for Tantawy, who has 2 million followers on Facebook, said he had been able to gather 14,116 endorsements, including just 54 in his home city of Kafr El Shaikh.
Sisi, a former army chief, was elected in 2014 and 2018 with 97% of the vote.
In 2019 the constitution was amended to allow him to stand for a third term.
(Reporting by Farah Saafan; Writing by Aidan Lewis; editing by Grant McCool)
Persons:
Abdel Fattah al, Ahmed el, Sisi, Tantawy's, Tantawy, Kafr El Shaikh, Tantawi, Farah Saafan, Aidan Lewis, Grant McCool
Organizations:
Authority, Facebook
Locations:
CAIRO, Kafr El, Cairo