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1 | Egypt: First Free Presidential Election Underway | Ejypta : Eo An-dalam-panaovana Ny Fifidianana Filoham-pirenena Malalaka Voalohany |
2 | This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Elections 2011/2012. | Ity lahatsoratra ity dia ampahany amin'ny lahatsoratray manokana mikasika ny Fifidianana ao Ejypta 2011/2012. |
3 | Egyptians are voting in the country's first free presidential election. | Hiditra amin'ny fifidianana filoham-pirenena malalaka voalohany eo amin'ny fireneny ry zareo Ejiptiana. |
4 | The voting will take place on May 23 and 24, with a runoff on June 16 and 17 if necessary. | Ilay fifidianana dia natao ny 23 sy 24 May , ary ny fihodinana faharoa dia 16 sy 17 Jona raha ilaina. |
5 | Fifty million people are eligible to vote. | Olona dimam-polo tapitrisa no ekena fa afaka ny hifidy. |
6 | While large queues have formed at some polling stations, the turnout seems to be lower than for the parliamentary elections in November 2011. | Raha toa ka filaharam-be no hita teny amin'ny toeram-pifidianana teny , toa vitsy nohon'ny tamin'ny fifidianana Parlemantera ny volana Novambra 2011 kosa ny fandrasaa anjara. |
7 | This may reflect a disillusionment with the candidates felt by many. | Mety mampiseho ny fahadisoam-panantenana tsapan'ny maro amin'ireo kandidà ireo izany. |
8 | Tarek Shalaby commented on the low turnout: | Mitondra fanehoan-kevitra momba ny havitsian'ny fandrasana anjara i Tarek Shalaby : |
9 | @tarekshalaby: On March 19th [the constitutional referendum], I was in the queue wrapping around this school. | @tarekshalaby : Ny faha 19 Martsa [ny fitsapan-kevi-bahoaka momba ny lalampanorenana ], Tao anatin'ny filaharana nanodidina io sekoly io aho. |
10 | Right now it's deserted. | Amin'izao fotoana izao tsy misy olona intsony eo . |
11 | Maybe later… | Angamba atsy ho atsy … |
12 | No queue. | Tsy misy filaharana. |
13 | Image posted by @tarekshalaby | Sary nakarin'i @tarekshalaby |
14 | Journalist Erin Cunningham commented on the turnout in Ismailia in north-east Egypt: | Ilay mpanao gazety Erin Cunningham dia naneho ny heviny mikasika ny fandraisana anjara tao Ismailia any avaratra atsinanan'i Ejypta : |
15 | @erinmcunningham: Bakery in Ismailia central has longer, more enthusiastic line than polling stations I saw. | @erinmcunningham : Ny fanaova-mofo tao afovoan'ny Ismailia no filaharana lava sy navitrika kokoa noho izay toeram-pifidianana rehetra hitako hatramin'izay. |
16 | #Egyelex #breadpolitics | #Egyelex #breadpolitics |
17 | Nadine Sabry gave one explanation as to why turnout was low: | Nadine Sabry dia nanazava ny antony nahatonga ny fandraisana anjara ho vitsy : |
18 | @nsabry: major differentiating factor is the weather. | @nsabry : Ny tena iraisana aloha dia ny toetr'andro . |
19 | I went around 2 pm last time but wont go today til 6:30-7 when it is emptier & cooler | Tamin'ny farany teo dia tamin'ny 2 ora tolakandro teo aho no nandeha nihodinkodina tany saingy tsy handeha ho any kosa androany raha tsy amin'ny 6:30-7 rehefa amin'ilay tsy misy olona & mangatsiaka kokoa iny |
20 | Emirati Sultan Al Qassemi is visiting Cairo, and took this picture: | Emirati Sultan Al Qassemi dia mitsidika an'i Cairo, ary naka ito sary ito : |
21 | Long queue for all-male voting station at Orman school in Dokki. | Filaharana be ho an'ny lehilahy teny amin'ny toeram-pifidianana tao amin'ny sekoly Orman tao Dokki. |
22 | Image posted by @SultanAlQassemi. | Sary nakarin'i @SultanAlQassemi. |
23 | Kareem Hosem in Cairo commented: | Kareem Hosemao Cairo nilaza hoe : |
24 | @akaHoezy: I dream of a day when men & women can stand in one line to vote without trouble. | @akaHoezy : Manonofy aho hoe any andro iray ny lehilahy& vehivavy afaka ny hiara-hijoro anaty laharana iray hifidy tsy amin'ahiahy. |
25 | Gender segregation should be a thing of the past. | Ho tantara fahiny sisa ny resaka fanavakavahana. |
26 | #EgyElex | #EgyElex |
27 | Journalist Adam Makary in Suez took us through the voting process: | Ilay mpanao gazety Adam Makary tao Suez dia nitondra antsika amin'ny fombafombam-pifidianana : |
28 | @adamakary: First, you show your national ID card to match your number with those registered to vote. | @adamakary : Voalohany , asehonao ny Karapanondronao mba hampitoviana ny laharanao amin'ireo voarakitra hifidy. |
29 | Then, you sign #Suez #EgyElex | Avy eo, manao sonia ianao #Suez #EgyElex |
30 | Image posted by @adamakary. | Sary nakarin'i@adamakary. |
31 | @adamakary: Second step, pick up your voting card. | @adamakary : Dingana faharoa, raiso ny vatom-pifidiananao . #Suez #EgyElex |
32 | #Suez #EgyElex | Sary avy amin'i @adamakary. |
33 | @adamakary: And you wait… with ballot and pen in hand. | @adamakary : Dia miandry ianao… miaraka amin'ny vatonao sy ny peninao eny an-tanànao. |
34 | #Suez #EgyElex | #Suez #EgyElex |
35 | @adamakary: After you tick off the box selecting your preferred candidate, you drop your ballot into a sealed box. | Sary nakarin'i @adamakary. @adamakary : Aorian'ny fisafidiananao ny kandidà tianao, dia arotsakao ao amin'ny vata mihidy ilay izy. |
36 | #Suez #EgyElex | #Suez #EgyElex |
37 | @adamakary: Finally, you collect your ID card, dip your finger in purple, permanent ink and off you go. | Sary nakarin'i @adamakary. @adamakary : Farany, raisinao ny Karapanondronao, ataovy anaty ranomainty volomparasy ny rantsan-tananao, ranomainty sarotra esorina ary avy eo mandeha ianao. |
38 | #Suez #EgyElex | #Suez #EgyElex |
39 | Lilz voted, and commented: | nifidy i Lilz , ary naneho hevitra hoe : |
40 | @Booky_Lillz: Is anyone else's skin reacting to the dye? | @Booky_Lillz : Misy olona hafa naneho tsy fahazakàn'ny hodiny an'ilay ranomainty ve? |
41 | I think Im getting hives! | Tahaka ny efa miha-mangidihidy aho! |
42 | #EgyElex #EgyPresElection | #EgyElex #EgyPresElection |
43 | Nadeen Hafez in Cairo voted with pride: | Nadeen Hafez tao Cairo dia nifidy tamim-pifaliana : |
44 | @NadeenHafez: Took me 3 hours and a half to vote. | @NadeenHafez : Nandany ora 3 sy sasany aho nifidy. |
45 | Totally worth it. | Tena mendrika sy nilaina mihitsy izany. |
46 | All for you, Egypt! | Izany rehetra izany ho anao, ry Ejypta! |
47 | #EgyElex #PresidentialElections | #EgyElex #PresidentialElections |
48 | Omar Elimam could not believe the change in Egypt: | Omar Elimam dia tsy mino ny fiovana ao Ejypta : |
49 | @elimam_o: Simply put, I still cannot comprehend that I'm going to vote for #Egypt's president. | @elimam_o : Apetrako fotsin, mbola tsy azoko mihitsy hoe andeha hifidyny ho filohan'i #Egypt aho. |
50 | #egyelex | #egyelex |
51 | BBC Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen spoke to a voter: | Ilay mpanoratra ao amin'ny BBC faritra Afovoany Atsinanana, Jeremy Bowen, dia niresaka tamin'ireo mpifidy : |
52 | @jfjbowen: I asked one woman in the queue to vote how long she'd been waiting. | @jfjbowen : Nanontany vehivavy iray teo an-daharna aho hoe hafiriana no efa niandrasany izao. 30 taona hoy izy sady nihomehy mafy izy #EgyPresElection |
53 | 30 years she said with a big laugh #EgyPresElection | Raha mila mahafantatra bebe kokoa mikasika ny fifidianana filoha, jereo ity Storify an ‘i Asteris Masouras ity. |
54 | For more on the presidential elections see this Storify by Asteris Masouras. | Ity lahatsoratra ity dia ampahany amin'ny lahatsoratray manokana mikasika ny Fifidianana ao Ejypta 2011/2012. |