Egyptian elections begin amid intensive security measures
Egyptian voters began voting in Egyptian presidential elections amid intensified security measures to preserve the lives of citizens.
NEWS DESK - Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Musa Mustafa Mousa, head of al-Ghad party are competing in Egyptian presidential elections.
Polling offices opened at 09:00 and will continue until 21:00 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesday to provide as many as 60 million voters (out of a total of 100 million Egyptians) the opportunity to vote.
The participation rate is considered the main stake in these elections, in which al-Sisi is facing a single rival, is the head of al-Ghad Mousa Mustafa Mousa, which is not publicly known.
In a related context, Egyptian army and police began deploying around vital facilities and polling stations set up in schools to secure the voting process, especially after the explosion that targeted Friday - three days before the start of elections - the procession of Security Director of Alexandria, killing two policemen.
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