Egypt’s First Lady Entissar El Sisi Casts Ballot in Referendum 2019

Egypt’s First Lady Entissar El Sis cast her vote in the constitutional amendments referendum 2019 at Heliopolis district, eastern Cairo Saturday morning.

In the 1st day of the public referendum, Mrs. Sisi headed to her allocated ballot station and “took part in the voting process along with Egyptian youth and women,” according to Presidential Spokesperson Bassam Rady.

Egyptians voted on Saturday in a three-day referendum on constitutional changes that could allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in office until 2030.

Egyptian voters rallied to cast their ballots. Dozens were lined in long queues from early morning before ballot stations nationwide.

[caption id="attachment_46621" align="aligncenter" width="800"] A man carries a portrait of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi outside a polling station, during the referendum on draft constitutional amendments, in Cairo, Egypt April 20, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany[/caption]

More than 500 foreign correspondents are covering the referendum.

The list of foreign correspondents includes representatives of 127 press and media organizations, including 32 news agencies, 43 television channels, 13 radio stations and 39 newspapers, including 41 Europeans, 23 American, 27 Asians and 36 Arab media organizations.

Egypt's 596-member parliament approved the amendments on Tuesday, voting by 531 to 22 in favor.

Some 61 million of Egypt's nearly 100 million population are eligible to vote. The result is expected in the days after Monday's final day of voting. Polls are due to close on Saturday at 21:00 Cairo Local Time (CLT).