Egyptian community in Jeddah head to polling stations on second day of presidential election - Egypt Today
CAIRO - 17 March 2018: Egypt’s Consul in Jeddah Hazem Ramadan said that the embassy has seen “honorable and delightful” voter turnout on Friday during the first day of Egypt’s presidential election abroad.
“We have witnessed incredible voter turnout on the first day, and I expect numbers to increase,” said Ramadan, adding that the voting coincides with the weekend in the Kingdom; Fridays and Saturdays.
Saudi Arabia was among the countries that have witnessed the most voter turnout during the first day of election abroad, according to the National Election Authority (NEA).
Egyptian community in Jeddah head to polling stations on second day of presidential election - Egypt Today
Egyptian community in Jeddah head to polling stations on second day of presidential election - Egypt Today
The operations room set up by the authority to follow up on the process of Egyptian expatriates voting in the election indicated that voter turnout is high in Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh and Jeddah.
Egyptian expats flocked to cast their ballots for the second day in different countries. Earlier, the Egyptian embassy in New Zealand opened its doors for the second day followed by Australia, the second day to see voting.
Egyptian community in Jeddah head to polling stations on second day of presidential election - Egypt Today
Other countries, including China, Japan, Russia and Indonesia, followed shortly throughout the night, same as the first day. However, more Egyptians are expected to participate on Saturday, March 17, according to statements by Egypt’s ambassadors and diplomats to media outlets.
Due to political unrest and a worsening security situation, the elections will not take place in Libya, Syria and Yemen.
Egyptians at home are due to cast their ballots March 26-28 in the country's 27 governorates.
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