Egyptians Head to Polls in Election Overshadowed by Gaza War
Voice of America
On Dec. 5, 2023, vehicles in Cairo drive past posters of presidential candidate and current Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Voting in the presidential election starts Dec. 9, 2023. Vehicles drive past a billboard in Cairo for presidential candidate and current Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, on Dec. 9, 2023, the first day of voting in the presidential election. On the first day of voting, Dec. 9, 2023, workers in Cairo place an Egyptian flag at the entrance of one of the schools that will be used as a polling station in Egypt's presidential elections.
Egyptians head to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election in which Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is poised to win a third term in power as the country grapples with an economic crisis and a war on its border with Gaza.
