Egyptian Election, Very Weak Turnout and a Known Turn Out

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The Egyptian Center of Media & Public Opinions Studies (Takamul) opined in its report published on May 25th that only 10% of Egyptians cast their vote in this year’s election, and that half of them were Christians.

According to the report, a large percentage of younger voters did not participate. The study also says that 79% of the voters felt that their vote did not matter after the removal of President Morsi. Additionally, 67% of voters said that they were not convinced by any of the presidential candidates and 58% of the voters said that they believe the election is illegitimate because Morsi is still the elected president. 49% of the voters said that they were uninterested in the poll, and 46% of them sensed that the El-sisi had won the election well in advance.

93% of the voters said that the main reason they voted was the desire for stability. 83% of the voters said they wanted to support El-sisi, and 41% of them voted to stop The Muslim Brotherhood from ruling Egypt. 37% of the voters said they wanted a continuation of June 30’s revolution, and 5% of the voters chose to support Sabahi.

The study also shows that 55% of the participants were over 45 years old, 27% were between the ages of 30-45, and only 18% were between the ages of 18-30. Over 20,000,000 Egyptians are between the ages of 18-29, and make up a quarter of the population.

According to the study, 32% of those who participated in the election are in favor of the return of Mubarak’s regime. It also recorded the political appearance of a new social bloc, The Alghagar (Gypsies), who used to be scattered all over Egypt, but were resettled around Cairo by the security authorities covering the elections.

On May 27, The Egyptian Center of Media & Public Opinions Studies (Takamul) announced their decision to not continue their survey. Their last report showed that only 4,040,000 (7.5%) of registered voters had cast their vote. The authorities had also extended the voting period for one more day, apparently in an attempt to raise the percentage of the vote and to create the illusion of large turnout numbers.

On Thursday, Judicial sources said that El-sisi is winning by 93% of the vote. Needless to say, the victory celebrations for El-sisi began even before the elections.