Bomb disposal experts deployed to secure polling stations

CAIRO –27 March 2018: Bomb disposal experts were mobilized across Egypt’s polling stations as the country is ready for the second day of voting in the presidential presidential on Tuesday.

In accordance with the Ministry of Interior’s comprehensive election security plan, bomb disposal experts are also responsible for combing the areas surrounding the polling stations across Egypt, along with areas surrounding state vital institutions, churches and main streets.

The Interior Ministry has announced a state of high alert across the country in view of the presidential election from March 26 until 28, in which incumbent president Abdel Fatah al Sisi, and Al-Ghad party chairperson, Moussa Moustafa Moussa, are vying for the presidential seat.

The three-day Egyptian presidential election commenced on Monday as polling stations started to welcome voters at 9 a.m. (CLT); the voting will proceed until 9 p.m. (CLT).

According to the National Election Authority, 18,000 judges are observing the vote, with nearly 110,000 election officials deployed to ensure that voting procedures are properly followed.

A total of 54 local organizations, nine international organizations and 680 foreign correspondents received permits to observe the electoral process in Egypt.

The winning presidential candidate is due to be sworn into office this coming June.