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Egypt's legislative polls lack enough voters

Wednesday, 21 October 2015 12:23 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 21 October 2015 7:02 AM ]

Voting concluded on Monday in the first round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections.

Karim Gamal el-Deen
Press TV, Cairo

Voting concluded on Monday in the first round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections. Much to the government's dismay, not many appeared to cast their ballots despite encouraging measures such as giving state workers a half-day off to attend the polling stations. Analysts see the low turnout is a sign that shows the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is increasingly losing its public support . Press TV's correspondent Karim Gamal el-Deen reports from Cairo.

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