Egyptian “Democracy” In Action?
Egypt’s electoral commission says it will not allow independent groups to monitor Wednesday’s presidential election, defying a court ruling. The commission said only supervisors, candidates and their representatives would be allowed in polling stations.
The decision has fuelled fears of vote rigging in the country’s first multi-candidate presidential poll. Campaigning ends on Sunday, with incumbent President Hosni Mubarak widely expected to win.
Mr Mubarak, who has been in power for 24 years, is running for another six-year term against eight other candidates.
Want to find out more? See Manal and Alaa’s Bit Bucket for a list of Egyptian resources and blogs, and Big Pharaoh, an anonymous Egyptian blogger, and another anonymous Egyptian, Rantings of a Sandmonkey.
Source: BBC.
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