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Egypt begins second day of voting as Sisi coasts towards victory

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
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Egyptians in the country’s two largest cities, Alexandria and Cairo, went to vote on Tuesday on the second day of a three-day presidential election in which President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is set for an easy victory, after authorities urged people to cast their ballots to provide a strong mandate for the former military commander.

Several voters at polling stations in Alexandria and Cairo expressed their trust that Sisi was the best person to continue to rule Egypt for the next four years, and encouraged others to vote for him as well.

Sisi faces just one challenger, who is expected to barely register against the incumbent, whom he supports. Critics have slammed the election as a charade after more serious challengers were forced to step down.

Egypt’s election commission said the election would be free and fair, and Sisi said he would have liked more candidates running.

The ex-general who in 2013 led the military overthrow of Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, is trying to defeat Islamist insurgents in the Sinai Peninsula and complete a series of mega-projects inaugurated with great fanfare since he came to power.

 

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