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Egypt Polls Open for Third Day, Few Voters Show Up
Egyptian authorities scrambled to rescue the country's presidential election from the embarrassment of low voter turnout that has dented former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's hopes for an enthusiastic show of public support. Few people trickled to the polls Wednesday even after the balloting was extended for a third day.
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Wavering Egyptians vote for president
Egyptians, choosing their leader freely for the first time in history, voted for a second day on Thursday in an election that is a fruit of last year's popular revolt against Hosni Mubarak. After six decades under authoritarian, military-backed rule, Egypt's 50 million voters can decide whether to entrust the most populous Arab nation to an Islamis...
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Historic polls in Egypt after Hosni Mubarak's ouster
Eager for their first taste of a free vote in decades, Egyptians formed long lines outside polling centres on Saturday to cast their ballots on a package of constitutional amendments sponsored by the ruling military.The nationwide referendum is the first major test of the country's transition to democracy after a popular uprising overthrew Presiden...
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Egypt Polls Open for Third Day, Few Voters Show Up
Egyptian authorities scrambled to rescue the country's presidential election from the embarrassment of low voter turnout that has dented former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's hopes for an enthusiastic show of public support. Few people trickled to the polls Wednesday even after the balloting was extended for a third day.
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Wavering Egyptians vote for president
Egyptians, choosing their leader freely for the first time in history, voted for a second day on Thursday in an election that is a fruit of last year's popular revolt against Hosni Mubarak. After six decades under authoritarian, military-backed rule, Egypt's 50 million voters can decide whether to entrust the most populous Arab nation to an Islamis...
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Historic polls in Egypt after Hosni Mubarak's ouster
Eager for their first taste of a free vote in decades, Egyptians formed long lines outside polling centres on Saturday to cast their ballots on a package of constitutional amendments sponsored by the ruling military.The nationwide referendum is the first major test of the country's transition to democracy after a popular uprising overthrew Presiden...
