CAIRO — Egypt’s presidential election commission on Saturday disqualified the top two Islamist contenders and the country’s former spy chief, sending shock waves through the volatile political establishment ahead of next month’s vote.

In all, the commission ruled 10 of the 23 presidential hopefuls ineligible, triggering irate reactions from factions that could mobilize mass protests and raising the prospect of renewed chaos that could mar the country’s first democratic presidential election.

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