Day One of 2024 Presidential Elections: High Turnout and Smooth Voting
Egypt’s National Elections Authority (NEA) announced on Sunday that the subcommittees of the polling stations will continue to work till the “last voter can vote” due to the high turnout of voters on the first day of the 2024 Egyptian Presidential elections.
Due to the high turnout on the first day, confirmed by the NEA and independent observers from NGOs and other organizations, the operation time of the polling stations was extended until the “last voter standing can vote,” according to the NEA.
The authority added that polling stations closed after the voting process ran smoothly despite a few violations reported to the NEA by observers and candidates’ campaigns.
In addition, the NEA announced that additional judges and members of judicial bodies were assigned to various subcommittees to expedite proceedings and alleviate crowding due to the high turnout.
The NEA had previously declared that 15,000 judges nationwide supervise the electoral process and that 67 million eligible voters can head to 11,631 sub-committees across 9,376 polling stations from 9 AM to 9 PM from Sunday to Tuesday.
The authority also announced the passing away of Aziza Tawfik Mahmoud Ali Ragab, aged 63, while casting her vote at one of the polling stations in Nasr City, Cairo. Furthermore, the late Saber Tawfik Saber Youssef, aged 55, died peacefully while voting at a polling station in Nabrouh City, Dakahlia Governorate.
Ahmed Bendari, the Executive Director of the (NEA) also revealed that 5 million citizens have inquired about their polling stations in the presidential elections on the website of the National Authority, 500,000 via text messages sent to 506207, and another 500,000 through email messages.
