Today Egyptians abroad in several capitals and cities around the world like London and New York are having protests in order to be granted the right to vote abroad. Up till now there is nothing clear about whether they will be granted in future elections including the presidential elections and constitution referendum. “It seems that the parliamentary elections will be skipped as we are speaking about matter of weeks now”
More than 120 countries grant the right 2 vote to its expats including countries like Sudan and Algeria.
I do not have any problem if we ask other countries for help or even the UN when it comes to Egyptians abroad.
Give one good reason why Egyptians abroad can’t vote !?
#Right2Vote hashtag on twitter
Our political parties , powers , activists as well as our potential presidential candidates should stand for the rights of Egyptians abroad to vote.
Thanks for putting this together. I just wrote an article on the NY protest if you're interested:
ReplyDeletehttp://voicesofny.org/2011/10/egyptians-demand-the-right2vote/
Keep up the great work! I always enjoy reading your blog, especially during my time in Egypt this summer.