Egyptian presidential candidate Farid Zahran, head of the Social Democratic Party, casts his ballot at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 10, 2023. (Photo by Mohamed Assad/Xinhua)
CAIRO, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Voting for Egypt's presidential election began at 9:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Sunday in Egypt, with four candidates contesting, including incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi.
Voting spans from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, with each day allowing 12 hours to cast ballots. Overseas Egyptian voters had previously cast their ballots from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3.
About 67 million Egyptians are eligible to vote at more than 9,000 polling stations nationwide.
Sisi, who is running for a third term, was first elected president in 2014 and reelected in 2018 for a second term, both with an overwhelming majority.
The other three contestants are the Social Democratic Party's Farid Zahran; the Egyptian Al-Wafd Party's Abdel Sanad Yamama; and Hazem Omar, the People's Republican Party candidate.
The final result is scheduled to be announced on Dec. 18, if no run-off is required. ■
