Criticism In Pro-Sisi Egyptian Media: Low Voter Turnout Indicates Disappointment With Al-Sisi's Conduct
As expected, Field Marshal 'Abd Al-Fatah Al-Sisi won the May 28, 2014 Egyptian presidential election with a landslide 96.9% of the vote. However, the low voter turnout – 47.5% according to the Supreme Election Committee data and less than 12% according to Muslim Brotherhood (MB) data – is being interpreted as a fiasco for Al-Sisi.[1] This is particularly true against the backdrop of enthusiastic efforts by the regime and its supporters prior to and during the election to ensure that turnout would be as high as possible, so as to guarantee sweeping support for Al-Sisi.
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