Former Egyptian army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi vows that the Muslim Brotherhood "will not exist" if he wins the presidential election later this month.
An election poster for Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. Photo: AFP (file)
In an interview with State TV, he added that two assassination plots against him had been uncovered.
''I believe in fate, I am not afraid," he said.
Mr Sisi is widely expected to win the presidential election on 26-27 May. He removed president Mohammed Morsi from power last July, a year after his election. Mr Morsi was backed by the Brotherhood.
Mr Sisi last year denied that he had any political ambitions. He said he changed his mind because of threats from both inside and outside Egypt.
Founded in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood is now a banned organisation. It was previously banned from 1954 onwards.
