Egypt’s three-day presidential elections kicked off on Monday between two rivals, Moussa Mostafa Moussa and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, with the latter widely expected to win the elections to secure his second term of presidency. Chief of the Egyptian cabinet’s operations room, Ali Haridi said that the turnout is ‘moderate’, according to the privately-owned Egypt Independent. The first day of the elections saw al-Sisi and Moussa casting their votes. Additionally, multiple ministers cast their votes, along with al-Sisi’s spouse and several media figures. Pope Tawadros II also voted during the first day of the elections and called on people to vote as well to ‘defend their homeland’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwBWqQsg8oY Reuters reporters saw buses outside the elections transporting people to the polling stations, mainly supporters of al-Sisi, and they were chanting in support of him. When asked about the lack of candidates in the presidential elections during a televised interview, al-Sisi said that he was hoping to have 10 candidates in the elections, adding that, “We are not ready yet, it’s not a shame to say that.” A rally supporting Moussa, the head of Ghad political party, took to the streets earlier this month….
