Egyptians are voting on the final day of a referendum on contested constitutional amendments that could allow President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi to rule until 2030.
Cairo - Egyptians were voting on Monday, the third and final day of a referendum on contested constitutional amendments that could allow President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi to rule until 2030.
Some voters called on their compatriots to go to polls in large numbers, in a vote that has largely been seen as a test of popular support for al-Sissi. Other voters flashed the victory sign and waved the Egyptian flag as they waited to cast their ballots. On the first two days of the plebiscite, voters in some poor areas in the capital were offered packets of food staples distributed by government loyalists in order to boost turnout, according to witnesses.
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