In pics: Voters queuing outside polling stations in Giza Saturday

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Sat, 20 Apr 2019 - 10:35 GMT

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Sat, 20 Apr 2019 - 10:35 GMT

Queues of voters lined up outside polling stations in Giza to vote in referendum - Press Photo

Queues of voters lined up outside polling stations in Giza to vote in referendum - Press Photo

CAIRO - 20 April 2019: Queues of voters outside polling stations were lined up in Giza, as the referendum on the constitutional amendments kicked off at home on Saturday.

In Imbaba district, Giza, a huge number of citizens flocked to the polling stations to vote on the constitutional amendments. A number of youth were seen helping elderly people to reach their polling stations.

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Some citizens also played national songs via loudspeakers in the streets, dancing to the music as they encourage more voters to come and cast their ballot.

A group of voters also used the local flute to add joyful atmosphere during the voting process outside polling stations in Nasr City.

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The first day of the referendum kicked off in Egypt, where polling stations across governorates have opened their doors at 9 a.m., and will close at 9 p.m. for three consecutive days.

According to information announced by the NEA, the number of registered voters is 61,344,503; the number of male voters is slightly bigger that those of females. The voters can cast their votes in 13,919 polling subcommittees. Over 15,000 judges will supervise the voting process, according to information obtained by Egypt Today.

Head of the NEA Lasheen Ibrahim urged the citizens to accompany their children, enjoy their constitutional right, ignore the boycott calls, and cast their ballot in polling stations nationwide.

There will be a judge to supervise each of the ballot boxes, Ibrahim said, affirming that the NEA, the body charged with managing the electoral process, is keen to ensure the transparency of the voting process.

The approved amendments expand each of the two presidential terms allowed for any president to six years instead of four, while a separate transitional article gives an exceptional right to incumbent President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, who was re-elected in 2018, to run for a third 6-year term after he finishes his second term in 2024 instead of 2022.

The amendments also give the president the right to choose heads of courts, judicial bodies, the Supreme Constitutional Court, and the Attorney General from some nominees. He would also appoint one third of the members of the Shura Council, which was revived, this time under the name "The Senate."

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