‘foregone conclusion’

Millions of voters in Egypt will begin to head to the polls on Monday, in a three-day presidential election that political analysts say already has a determined outcome. There are 60 million eligible voters. The National Election Authority has cleared President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Moussa Mustafa Moussa of Al-Ghad (Tomorrow) Party to run. Despite the absence of polling, Sisi is expected to win after eliminating any real political opposition. […]