'Listen Sisi, if you're going to have sham elections, rule number one is to keep it even a little bit realistic.' - Just one reaction after Sisi's latest election win.
Many Egyptians voiced their frustrations on social media, often using biting sarcasm.
Others noted that the actual win percentage, 88.83 percent, fell short on the high nineties, Arab autocrats traditionally awarded themselves in elections. listen sisi, if you're going to have sham elections rule number one is to keep it even a little bit realistic. like maybe go 55-60%. not 97%.April 24, 2019
One user, going by the name Ramadan, said Sisi’s most recent success followed the same mould as his predecessors.
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