ICC Note: The polls for Egypt’s third election since the January 2011 revolution are closing. Church leaders are urging Christians to vote to “ensure a better future for our children.” The turnout within the Christian community, however, is varied. Many Christians who voted are elderly while many young people boycotted the election.  

03/29/2018 Egypt (Egypt Today) – While the Coptic Orthodox Church has called on Christians to participate in the presidential election that kicked off on Monday, the Copts still took different stances toward the election, between boycotting and voting.

Despite the lack of accurate figures, Coptic women and elderly people are frequently seen outside polling stations. Still, a large number of the Coptic youth preferred not to vote based on many considerations.

Pope Twadros II of Alexandria and the Patriarch of the See, St. Mark, cast his ballot early on the first day of voting in the polling station set up in the closest school to the Cathedral of Abbasiya.

Earlier, Pope Tawadros II urged Egyptians to “fulfill their duty” by taking part in the presidential election.

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