Egyptians vote again to elect new parliament

AFP, CAIRO: Egyptians voted Sunday across 13 of the country’s 27 provinces in the second phase of parliamentary elections after a low turnout marred the first stage in the absence of any opposition.
The election is expected to elect lawmakers who firmly back President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who has crushed all forms of dissent since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in July 2013.
Polling for the two-day second phase opened at 9:00 am (0700 GMT) across 13 provinces, including in Cairo, with few voters seen trickling in to cast their ballots.
Only a dozen people waited at three polling stations in the capital’s central district of Shubra when voting got underway.
The first round of the election was held across 14 of the country’s 27 provinces on October 18 and 19, when turnout was 26.6 percent.
A run-off held days later produced an even lower turnout of 21.7 percent.
If necessary, the second phase will also have a run-off on December 1 and 2. A run-off is held after the initial voting fails to produce a winner with a clear majority

Egyptians vote again to elect new parliament

AFP, CAIRO: Egyptians voted Sunday across 13 of the countrys 27 provinces in the second phase of parliamentary elections after a low turnout marred the first stage in the absence of any opposition. The election is expected to elect lawmakers who firmly back President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who has crushed all forms of dissent since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in July 2013. Polling for the two-day second phase opened at 9:00 am (0700 GMT) across 13 provinces, including in Cairo, with few voters seen trickling in to cast their ballots. Only a dozen people waited at three polling stations in the capitals central district of Shubra when voting got underway. The first round of the election was held across 14 of the countrys 27 provinces on October 18 and 19, when turnout was 26.6 percent. A run-off held days later produced an even lower turnout of 21.7 percent. If necessary, the second phase will also have a run-off on December 1 and 2. A run-off is held after the initial voting fails to produce a winner with a clear majority