Election fever continued on the airwaves for a third night of breathless coverage yesterday: Everyone had coverage of the National Elections Authority presser (watch, runtime: 18:17) announcing the start of the vote count, and representatives of the four campaigns passed comment on the vote on Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 7:47 | 4:07 | 4:24 | 2:52.

The phrase of the night goes to…: “Historic turnout,” which was spammed across the airwaves as the talking heads talked up the chances of record levels of voter participation. Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 8:18 | 1:30), Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 3:32), Yahduth Fi Masr (watch, runtime: 2:52), and Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 5:17).

Presented without comment:“Egypt hasn’t experienced a moment like this since Mohamed Ali … this eclipses 1952, 1919, and anything else we’ve ever seen,” the head of the Reform and Renaissance Party told Lobna Asal. (watch, runtime: 6:00)

AND- Masaa DMC’s Osama Kamal continued his critique of US foreign policy,condemning the Biden administration’s unrelenting support for Israel amid worsening conditions in Gaza (watch, runtime: 1:57).

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