The high rate of those who object to the amendment of the constitution confuses the Egyptian authorities

Abdul Karim Salim - Cairo

Naser Nasser and responded to the appeal of hungry stomachs in his home, and Astel stick leaning on it with a leg almost helpless, heading towards the headquarters of the disbursement of rationing in the area of ​​Imbaba north of Giza, where the gathering of voters and mobilize to go to the referendum centers to amend the Constitution in Egypt.

Nasser suffers from a range of health problems, unable to buy all the medicines he needs for a reduction in his pension, and the steady rise in the prices of medicines on the other hand.

Uncle Nasser entered the headquarters of the polling station and received the ballot paper, and because he was not able to read, he asked the employee about the place of the sign of approval, pointing to him on the right side, so he left the paper aside and put his mark on the left.

Nasser said that he was entitled to take the carton of food distributed by regime loyalists in order to urge citizens to participate, saying that it is a right for him as long as he does not find enough of his children's needs. She did not prevent him from voting as he wanted.

Egypt has seen a referendum on controversial amendments that would keep Sisi in power for another eight years and support his control over the judiciary and the army's control over the state in 368 committees with 10,878 polling stations and 13,919 sub-committees, The last three.

opposite result
It is clear that the Authority is keen on a high participation rate that suggests the interest of the people and its interaction. The media has reported many stories of attempts to mobilize the electorate either by seduction or coercion, some of which have had an adverse effect. Many have voted against the amendments or invalidate votes.

With the distribution of pictures and videos of the distribution of the ballots during the first two days of the referendum, voters said they would not enter the committee to vote only after obtaining a carton.

"The people took the foodballs, then voted against the amendments or voided their voices," said one of those who took over the crowd, referring to what they have been struggling to survive despite the many promises of sissy to prosperity.

confusion
It was clear that things went so far as to create confusion in the counting committees. The initial indicators showed disturbing figures for the regime, forcing the National Elections Commission to clamp down on the screening process and prevent the subcommittees from announcing the results. Election since the January 25, 2011 revolution.

Al-Shorouq newspaper, which is close to the regime, deleted a report from its website that showed a high voter turnout in a committee in Zamalek, central Cairo.

There was a sharp quarrel between the Chairman of a General Committee and the judge of a subcommittee of the Committee, who refused to transfer the number of voters present in the referendum to the General Committee.

The Chairman of the General Committee informed the Chairman of the Sub-Commission that the staff member was charged with informing them of the attendance at hand, which had been monitored by Al-Jazeera Net yesterday and could not be interpreted at the time.

Journalists with permits to follow up the referendum said they were "prevented from attending the screening in the subcommittees by orders of the National Elections Commission" and demanded by the officials of the Commission pending the official announcement of the result.

Explanations
Most of the observers' interpretations of the referendum scene and the regime's insistence on mobilizing voters by luring the food cartons, forcing passengers to take buses, hunting young people on the streets through police officers, and taking them to committees, meant that the regime wanted to use it to suggest popular participation and support.

The Egyptian opposition, both at home and abroad, has sought to counter the amendment of the constitution, but has divided itself between calling for boycotts and calling for participation, amid warnings that the split would ultimately serve Sisi.

Legal violations
The third day witnessed a diversity in the nature of the foodstuffs provided to citizens. After a carton containing food commodities such as oil, sugar, rice and pasta, eyewitnesses reported that some citizens received red meat.

At the Ramses railway station, a committee was set up for expatriates. Al-Jazeera Net noticed that unidentified individuals were waiting to take the voters to the committee and that young men and women stood dancing at the door of the committee.

At a police checkpoint in the El Salam area east of Cairo, security personnel stopped taxis and forced passengers to vote in expatriate committees.

The streets of Cairo were crowded with buses and girls and young men singing and dancing to the tune of popular songs urging participation.

On a committee at Champillion Street in central Cairo, craftsmen were assembled in mock queues as if they were commentators. They have a leader who tells them what they should do in terms of singing and cheering before they are given ready meals during rest periods and then return to line up as if they were in busy queues for the referendum.

Activists monitored the representatives of the Future Patriotic Party (the Karate distribution sponsor) accusing police secretaries of stealing the two balls reserved for poor voters.

A European journalist working in Egypt, Ariane Lavrilou, said in a personal statement that a young man said he was working with the Egyptian police and asked her to enter the committee and vote.

The amendments give President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi two more years for his current term, and allow him to run for six years to end his presumed rule in 2030, and launch the amendments hand Sisi to control the institution of justice.

The amendments also grant the military establishment broad political powers and the possibility of intervention to protect the constitution and the state's citizenship.