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Number of Egyptian expats voting exceeds January referendum
Presidential Election Commission announced that over 100,000 voters have cast their ballot in polling stations overseas, with two more days of overseas voting left
The number of Egyptian expatriates casting their ballots so far in the May presidential election has exceeded the number of expatriate voters in the constitutional referendum in January, the Presidential Election Commission (PEC) reported.
The official body said that by 3:30pm CLT, 107,116 Egyptians had voted at polling stations set up at Egypt's embassies and consulates worldwide, the commission announced in a Friday statement.
A total of 107,041 Egyptians voted in the January referendum, around 15 percent of eligible expat voters.
Expatriate voting started on Thursday and will close on Sunday. Polls in Egypt will be open 26-27 May.
A total of 144 embassies and consulates are serving as polling stations in 124 different countries.
No facilities are available in Libya, Syria, the Central African Republic and Somalia for security reasons. Egyptians who reside in these countries will have to travel to nearby countries where other polling stations may receive them.
Voters are choosing between just two candidates: former army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, the favourite, and Nasserist politician Hamdeen Sabahi.
Number of Egyptian expats voting exceeds January referendum - Politics - Egypt - Ahram Online
Presidential Election Commission announced that over 100,000 voters have cast their ballot in polling stations overseas, with two more days of overseas voting left
The number of Egyptian expatriates casting their ballots so far in the May presidential election has exceeded the number of expatriate voters in the constitutional referendum in January, the Presidential Election Commission (PEC) reported.
The official body said that by 3:30pm CLT, 107,116 Egyptians had voted at polling stations set up at Egypt's embassies and consulates worldwide, the commission announced in a Friday statement.
A total of 107,041 Egyptians voted in the January referendum, around 15 percent of eligible expat voters.
Expatriate voting started on Thursday and will close on Sunday. Polls in Egypt will be open 26-27 May.
A total of 144 embassies and consulates are serving as polling stations in 124 different countries.
No facilities are available in Libya, Syria, the Central African Republic and Somalia for security reasons. Egyptians who reside in these countries will have to travel to nearby countries where other polling stations may receive them.
Voters are choosing between just two candidates: former army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, the favourite, and Nasserist politician Hamdeen Sabahi.
Number of Egyptian expats voting exceeds January referendum - Politics - Egypt - Ahram Online