Moussa casts his vote in presidential election

CAIRO – 26 March 2018: Presidential candidate Moussa Moustafa Moussa cast his vote on Monday at around 1:30 p.m. at Noubar Modern Preparatory School for Girls in Cairo's Abdeen.



A march of several members of the Al-Ghad Party and Moussa’s supporters, headed by Moussa, roamed from the campaign headquarters on Sabry Abu Alam Street throughout Abdin Street in Downtown Cairo, to the polling station.


A march of several members of the Al-Ghad Party and Moussa’s supporters headed by Moussa roamed from the campaign headquarter on Sabry Abu Alam Street throughout Abdin Street in Downtown Cairo to the polling station - Egypt Today/ Ahmed Hendy

Extensive security forces from the Ministry of Interior secured the march.


A march of several members of the Al-Ghad Party and Moussa’s supporters headed by Moussa roamed from the campaign headquarter on Sabry Abu Alam Street throughout Abdin Street in Downtown Cairo to the polling staion - Egypt Today/ Ahmed Hendy

Moussa stated in a press release after voting, “Participation on the first day is honorable, and we hope to increase participation because the election is a real opportunity to consolidate democracy.” Moussa also expressed his hopes to receive a large percentage of the vote.

The presidential election kicked off across Egypt on Monday, and will run for three days.

The 2018 presidential election is the third election to take place since the January Revolution of 2011. The three-day electoral process is being held under full judicial supervision.

About 60 million Egyptians are to begin casting their ballots on Monday, and will continue for three consecutive days, to elect the country’s next president. It is a race that pits the incumbent president Abdel Fatah Al Sisi against head of al-Ghad Party, Moussa Moustafa Moussa.

Expatriates have already voted between March 16 and 18 in 124 countries. Due to unrest, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen did not hold polls for the 2018 presidential election.

Mahmoud Lasheen, the National Election Authority’s official spokesperson, told Egypt Today that 53 local civic organizations and nine international and Arab organizations have been accredited to monitor the 2018 presidential election.