Egyptian voters appear poised to approve a package of constitutional changes that would extend President Abdel Fattah Sisi’s rule to 2030 and enhance his power over the judiciary while adding to the military’s sway over political affairs.
that is due to end in 2022 for another two years, and then allowing him to run for one more six-year term.
On the other hand, “there has been a significant push to get citizens to vote via PSAs on various media channels and songs by famous artists,” said Mai Sadany, legal and judicial director at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. “Although the media content does not explicitly encourage a ‘yes’ vote, much of the framing and language, videography, and examples of ballots implicitly lead citizens there.
Lamia Moktar, a smartly dressed 35-year-old working in a bank who also cast a “yes” vote in Zamalek said she had listened to views put forward by opponents but couldn’t explain what they were. One “yes” voter explained that the slips were coupons for food boxes they were receiving for having voted. “We got the coupon from the mosque and once we voted we got it stamped from the stand outside and then took it to the mosque to get our box of food,” Mona Ahmed Mohamed said.
Away from the chaos outside the polling stations, a 48-year-old teacher sitting near a plumbing shop said she had just voted “no.”
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