Egyptians flocked to polling stations to elect the new president on Monday- Egypt Today- Mohamed el-Hosary
CAIRO - 26 March 2018: Egyptians headed on Monday to the polling stations to elect the next president, in a race pitting the incumbent president Abdel Fatah Al Sisi against El Ghad party chairperson Moussa Moustafa Moussa.
The 2018 presidential election is the third poll to take place in Egypt since the January 2011 revolution.
Here is the live update on the electoral process:
21:00-The polling stations' doors across the nation have been officially closed, marking the end of the first day of 2018 presidential election, to resume voting tomorrow at 9 am
20:12-Egypt’s cabinet affirmed that it follows up the voting process, praising the outstanding turnout of Egyptians.
According to the cabinet’s spokesperson, Ashraf Sultan, the 3-day voting process that kicked off Monday was smoothly undergoing, since opening the doors of polling stations at 9 am and throughout the day hours.
“The cabinet has closely followed up the polling process across the nation through the video conference option,” Asharf stated in a phone interview with Mehwar channel on Monday, saying that no major problems were reported, except for some complaints of delays in starting voting at some polling stations.
“There was a positive spirit among citizens during the first day of voting,” Sultan added.
18:42- A polling station in Shubra district in Cairo was closed for the absence of the judicial supervision.
The judge of the station was admitted to hospital after having a heart attack. Voters were not allowed to cast their votes until another judge replaces the previous one.
18:03- Prime Minister Sherif Ismail called on citizens to participate in the voting in the undergoing presidential election in a video shared by the official Facebook page of The Egyptian Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center.
"I call on all Egyptian citizens to participate in the presidential election for 2018; that will be a decisive, strong response to whoever tried to question this election. I am completely confident that Egyptians have the enough awareness and patriotism to support their nation in such time," the prime minister said in the video that was shot right after casting his vote.
16:21- The State Information Service released a statement saying that coordination with foreign media outlets and reporters registered to cover the presidential poll is in full swing, according to a Monday statement.
The SIS contacted 110 foreign media outlets on the first day of the voting process. The operation room received 19 complaints and inquiries from correspondents regarding their entrance to polling stations, and solved them all, said the statement.
FILE- head of the State Information Service (SIS), Diaa Rashwan
16:00-Polling stations in North Sinai’s Beir el-Abd and Arish cities recorded the largest turnout in the presidential election thus far on Monday, according to the cabinet’s operation room.
Voters line up outside the polling station to cast their vote in presidential election - Egypt Today
15:59- Vote counting will start by the end of the third day (Wednesday) and the results will be announced on April 2, ENA spokesperson says.
15:56- No complaints were received by the NEA on the first day of the presidential vote: Sherif
15:52- 1.5 million voters were excluded from the voter data base: NEA spokesperson
15:39- Governorates of Red Sea, the New Valley, Marsa Matrouh and South Sinai had the lowest voter turnout, Sherif said.
15:37- High voter turnout was observed in Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, and Qalioubia on the first day of election: NEA chairperson
15:33- NEA chairperson Helmy al-Sherif said all polling stations opened for voters on time (9:00 am) nationwide, except for 12 polls on first day of election.
15:30- The National Election Authority (NEA) held a press conference to announce the latest reports about the flow of election.
NEA chairperson Helmy al-Sherif
15:59 - National Council for Women Maya Morsi stated that the council's operation room received 17 complaints from voters as they were unable to vote due to the absence of their names from the voter data base, according to a press statement
15:33 - Governor of Sohag Ayman Abdel Moniem thanks a blind woman for her participation in the presidential vote.
A girl with visual disability votes in the presidential election- Egypt Today/Mahmoud Maqboul
15:12 - In Upper Egypt's Aswan, tourists were spotted raising the Egyptian flag in celebration of the start of presidential vote.
Tourists raise Egyptian flag on a deck of Nile cruiser in Aswan-Egypt Today/Abdullah Salah
14:48 - Ambassador Bassam Radi, the Presidential spokesperson cast his vote at Saiza Nabarawi School at Fifth Settlement.
14:36 - Youm7's Editor-in-Chief Khaled Salah voted in the 2018 presidential election at the Orman Secondary Girls School in Dokki, Giza.
Journalist Khaled Salah casts his vote in 2018 presidential election on Monday- Egypt Today/Ashraf Fawzy
13:34 - Head of Fayoum University, Professor Khaled Hamza accompanied by university students, headed to the polling stations to cast their votes.
13:32 - Presidential candidate Moussa Moustafa Moussa cast his vote at Noubar Modern Preparatory School For Girls in Cairo's Abdeen.
Moussa Moustafa Moussa (L) is heading to vote in the presiedntial election-Press photo.jpg
13:29 - An elderly Egyptian citizen aged 80 years old in Upper Egypt’s Asyut voted in the presidential election.
13:29 - Hundreds of Egyptian nationals cast their votes in Sharqia Governorate, Delta.
13:19 - Egyptian singer Mohamed Tharwat cast his vote at a polling station in Zamalak district.
13:18 - A national was disability cast his vote at a polling station in El-Sayeda Zainab Square.
13:10 - Egypt's Attorney General Nabil Sadeq cast his vote at the British School in New Cairo.
13:09 - Former Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri cast his vote at a polling station.
12:59 - President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi inspected the electoral process from the campaign operations room on Monday.
Sisi is following up the presidential electoral process at the operation room formed by his electioneering campaign- press photo
12:55 - High voter turnout was observed in Sinnuris village in Fayoum, Delta, said Egypt Support Coalition in a statement on Monday. High turnout for women voters was also observed outside polling stations in Alexandria and Giza's Talbia neighborhood, the statement added.
A long queue of voters in Sunniris village in Fayoum- press photo
High voter turnout among women in Montazah district of Alexandria- press photo
12:43 - Long queue of Egyptian citizens stand outside a polling station in Beheira Governorate, Delta.
12:43 - The Egyptian singer Hakim led a march to encourage Egyptians to cast their votes.
12:33 - Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker cast his ballot at Al Orman Secondary School For Boys in Giza’s Dokki on Monday.
12:28 - Actor Sherif Mounir cast his vote at Ali al-Garem School in Cairo’s Manial.
12:24 - The National Election Authority has not received any complaints since the start of the presidential election voting process across Egypt on Monday, according to the authority’s head counselor, Lashin Ibrahim.
12:09 - Egyptian businessman Ahmed Abou Hashima, CEO of Egyptian Steel, cast his ballot in the presidential election at al-Rashid National School in Heliopolis
Egyptian businessman Ahmed Abou Hashima, CEO of Egyptian Steel, cast his ballot in the presidential election at al-Rashid National School in Heliopolis- press photo
12:01 - A group of students call upon people to vote in the presidential election in Suez Canal on the first day of the election.
Students gather outside Sayed Hafez School in Suez Canal- Egypt Today/Sayed Noon
11:59 - Security forces distribute water bottles, chocolates, and Egyptian flags among the voters outside polling stations in Gharbia governorate, Delta.
Security forces distribute Egyptian flags among the voters outside polling stations in Gharbia governorate- Egypt Today/Moustafa Adel
11:55 - Jehan Sadat,the widow of former President Anwar Sadat and a human rights activist cast her vote at Dokki school.
11:55 - A small train transports voters to the polling stations to cast their ballots in the presidential election on Monday in Kafr el-Sheikh governorate, Delta.
The small train in Kafr el-Sheikh- Egypt Today/Mohamed Suleiman
11:47 - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail cast his vote in presidential election at Moustafa Yousri Abou Emira School, the same polling station where President Sisi voted.
11:32 - The African Union's Election Observation Mission praised the integrity of the electoral process after inspecting seven polling stations nationwide.
11:16 - Egyptian actor Mohamed Henedi voted at a polling station at the Islamic Manara Language School in Agouza District, Giza Governorate.
11:10 - The Minister of Culture Enas Abdel Dayem cast her vote at a school in 6th of October City.
Inas Abdel-Dayem casts her vote in the election on Monday- press photo
11:08 - An elderly woman voted in the presidential election in Maadi, southern Cairo.
An elderly woman voted in the presidential election in Maadi- Egypt Today- Moamen Mokhtar
11:00 - Egyptian actor and singer Medhat Salah cast his vote at a school in 6th of October City.
11:00 - Citizens cast their ballots at polling stations in Sohag of Upper Egypt.
Citizens cast their ballots in Sohag's polling stations - Amr Khalaf
10:42 - Minister of Health and Population Ahmed Emad Eddin Rady cast his vote in the presidential election.
10:48 - A blind man was aided to cast his vote at a school in Menoufia governorate.
10:44 - Minister of Health Ahmed Emad voted at a school in New Cairo.
10:39 - In Upper Egypt's Qena, the coordinator of Sisi's supporting camp in the govenrorate announced that the youth are lining up outside the polling stations to guide voters through the vote process and reportedly are distributing water bottles and small meals among the voters.
10:36 - Chairperson of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) Mohamed Emran cast his vote in Fatma Anan School in New Cairo.
10:35 - Former Minister of Petroleum, Sameh Fahmi, has just voted at a poling station in headquarters at the Sezan Praoui School in the fifth assembly in New Cairo.
10:33 - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived to Nebrawy Primary School in New Cairo to cast his vote during the first day of the 2018 presidential election on Monday.
10:30 - Opening of three polling stations in Helwan, Southern Cairo, delayed due to the late arrival of the judges responsible for monitoring the electoral vote there.
10:27 - The Presidential Aide for the National and Strategic Projects Ibrahim Mahlab, arrived to cast his vote in the presidential elections in Maadi.
10:26 - Former Egyptian Mufti Ali Gomaa casts his vote in 2018 Presidential election in the school First Quarter – 6 of October.
10:20 - Minister of Transport Hesham Arafat cast his vote in the presidential election.
10:20 - Two polling stations were not reportedly open on time in Upper Egypt's Minya.
10:19 - Election process goes normally and the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has not received any complaints or irregularities reported by observers of the civil society organizations so far, said NCHR Vice-President Abdul Ghaffar Shukr on Monday.
10:16 - Egyptian actor Mohamed Henedi voted at the Islamic Manara Language School in Agouza District, Giza Governorate.
10:04 - Former President Adly Mansour cast his vote in 2018 presidential election at the School First Quarter in 6 of October district, Cairo.
9:59 - In Upper Egypt's Aswan, the opening of three polling stations was reportedly delayed due to the late arrival of the judges responsible for monitoring the electoral vote there.
9:51 - Omar Marwan, Minister of Parliament Affairs voted at Fatima Annan School in New Cairo's 3rd Settlement.
9:46 - Sisi’s supporting camp in Upper Egypt's Assuit governorate has set up 30 stalls across the governorate in order to help the elderly voters and those with disabilities get informed with their voting numbers and specific stations.
9:41 - Egyptian actress Samira Ahmed cast her vote in a school in Zamalek District in Cairo while waving the Egyptian flag.
Egyptian actress Samira Ahmed casts his vote in presidential election- Egypt Today/ Medhat Wahba
9:36 - Pope Twadros II of Alexandria and the Patriarch of the See St. Mark cast his ballot in the polling station set up in the closest school to the Cathedral of Abbasiya.
Pope Tawadros II casts his vote in a close school to the Cathedral of Abbasiya- Press photo
9:35 - Minister of Agriculture, Abdel Monem El Banna, arrived shortly ago at a polling station at the Giza Agricultural Secondary School in Haram Street to cast his vote in the elections.
9:35 - Human Rights Department at the Ministry of the Interior provided a number of wheelchairs around the polling stations to assist people with disabilities and the elderly to cast their votes.
9:34 - Egypt's first lady Entissar al-Sisi cast her voice in the presidential election on Monday at Mostafa Youssri Abou Emeira School in Heliopolis.
First lady Entissar al-Sisi cast her vote in 2018 presidential election- press photo.jpg
9:30 - A police officer helped an elderly man sitting on wheelchair to reach his poll station and cast his vote in a school in Badr city in Cairo.
An elderly man sitting on a wheelchair outside a polling station to cast his vote in the presidential election on Monday in headquarters of The Workers University - Egypt Today- Mohamed al-Hosary
9:23 - Chairman of the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) Mohamed Farid cast his vote in presidential election.
Chairman of the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) Mohamed Farid casts his vote in presidential election- Egypt Today/ Mahmoud Fakhry
9:05 - Thousands of Egyptian nationals took part in a massive march on Monday in Hadayek el-Kobba in Cairo, celebrating the first day of the 2018 presidential election.
9:00 - President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi cast his vote in the presidential election on Monday at Mostafa Youssri Abou Emeira School in Heliopolis.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi cast his vote in the presidential election on Monday at Mostafa Youssri Abou Emeira School in Heliopolis- press photo
President Sisi's motorcade outside Moustafa Emeira School in Heliopolis , where he cast his vote in the presidential election on Monday- Egypt Today/ Hossam Atef
9:00 - More than 13,500 polling stations opened for about 60 million eligible voters on Monday to cast their ballots for three consecutive days to elect Egypt's next president.
9:00 - Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments (Awqaf) Mohammad Mukhtar Juma cast his vote in the presidential election.
-is-heading-to-vote-in-the-presiedntial-election-Press-photo.jpg "Moussa Moustafa Moussa (L) is heading to vote in the presiedntial election-Press photo")
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