In Photos: After Three-day Vote, Egypt Waits for Presidential Election Results
- By Hamada Elrasam
- Elle Kurancid
As Egyptians struggle with record-high annual inflation, President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi appears poised to be declared the winner of a third, six-year term in an electoral race against three low-profile candidates. Cairo-based photojournalist Hamada Elrasam followed voters over the course of the three-day voting period that ended on December 12. Results are expected on December 18. Written in collaboration with Elle Kurancid.
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Voters collect food vouchers from members of Sissi-aligned political parties. Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 11, 2023. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
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One voter, a low-income mother who wished to remain anonymous, said, “I don't know the other candidates, and people at the polling station told me that a vote receives a bag of free food.” Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 11, 2023. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
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Egypt was hit hard by the economic shocks of the Russia-Ukraine war, and now the crisis in Gaza has Sissi and the IMF discussing the addition of $2 billion to their $3 billion rescue program. Arish, Egypt, Dec. 10, 2023. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
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This polling station in North Sinai lies just 30 miles from Egypt’s border with Gaza, where the food, health, water and sanitation systems have collapsed under Israeli bombardments and blockades. Arish, Egypt, Dec. 10, 2023. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
