The Election That Chose Itself

🎧 This episode unpacks how the regime has turned elections into an instrument of control—from new “medical screenings” used to disqualify opposition candidates, to court rulings weaponized against critics, to the staggering cost of merely getting on the ballot. What looks like a vote is, in fact, a calibration of power. I explore how these filters—legal, financial, and biological—set the stage for a parliament designed not to represent, but to ratify Sisi’s rule through 2030 and beyond.