Egyptians vote for the 3rd day amid high security measures

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Wed, 28 Mar 2018 - 08:30 GMT

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Wed, 28 Mar 2018 - 08:30 GMT

Egyptian general security and central security forces deployed on Sunday throughout the country to secure the upcoming three-day election and confront any act of sabotage decisively – Egypt Today

Egyptian general security and central security forces deployed on Sunday throughout the country to secure the upcoming three-day election and confront any act of sabotage decisively – Egypt Today

CAIRO – 28 March 2018: Amid high security measures, Egyptians are heading to the polls on Wednesday, the third and last day of the 2018 presidential election, to cast their votes.

Bomb disposal experts were mobilized across Egypt’s polling stations; the experts are responsible for combing the areas surrounding the polling stations across Egypt, along with areas surrounding state vital institutions, churches and main streets.

The operations room of the Ministry of the Interior continued monitoring the regularity of the security services in all of the governorates’ electoral committees.

Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar has been inspecting and following up the electoral process from the ministry's operations room.

The Cabinet’s operations room also continued following the electoral process in governorates via video conference.

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 proceeds until 9 p.m. (CLT).
The 2018 presidential election is the third poll to take place in Egypt since the January 2011 revolution. Egyptian expatriates have already voted on March 16-18 in 124 countries.

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.

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