The operations room of the electoral process at the Assembly Party reported a sustained high turnout of citizens at polling stations across all provinces, including those near the borders, on the third day of the presidential elections. Mahmoud Eldesouky, the party's Secretary of Organization and head of the operations room, affirmed that citizens started gathering early in the morning, well before the official opening of the electoral committees. The operations room captured the celebratory atmosphere through popular marches expressing joy at the unprecedented scene in the history of electoral processes. The ongoing presidential elections of 2024 represent the fifth multiparty presidential election in the country's recent history. The candidates in the presidential elections include Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, symbolized by the star; presidential candidate Farid Zahran, President of the Egyptian Democratic Party, symbolized by the sun; presidential candidate Abdel Sattar Yammama, President of the Wafd Party, symbolized by the palm tree; and presidential candidate Hazem Omar, symbolized by the peace sign.


Source:   Egypt Today
December 12, 2023 17:49 UTC