{"id":603463,"date":"2019-04-23T03:59:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T03:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/04\/23\/referendum-on-proposed-constitutional-amendments-is-still-all-the-foreign-press-can-talk-about\/"},"modified":"2019-04-23T03:59:36","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T03:59:36","slug":"referendum-on-proposed-constitutional-amendments-is-still-all-the-foreign-press-can-talk-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/04\/23\/referendum-on-proposed-constitutional-amendments-is-still-all-the-foreign-press-can-talk-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Referendum on proposed constitutional amendments is still all the foreign press can talk about"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-08\"><\/a> <b>The referendum on constitutional change dominated the conversation on on Egypt in the foreign press as voters headed to the polls yesterday <\/b>for a third and final day. <b>P<\/b>ickups of wire stories from the Associated Press and AFP are getting wide play (see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/Africa\/News\/egypt-votes-for-a-final-day-on-extending-el-sissis-rule-20190422\">News 24<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/egypt-votes-for-a-final-day-on-extending-el-sissis-rule\">Fox News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/egypt-votes-for-a-final-day-on-extending-el-sissis-rule\/2019\/04\/22\/08e8510c-64e4-11e9-a698-2a8f808c9cfb_story.html\">Washington Post<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20190422-final-day-egyptian-referendum-extend-sisis-rule\">France 24<\/a>. AFP cites criticism from Human Rights Watch about the fairness of the voting process, while maintaining that pro-government volunteers distributed food to voters at the polling stations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/egyptians-offered-cash-food-to-vote-on-extending-presidents-rule-11555962747?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> also claims that people were handed coupons outside polling stations to exchange for food. AP is also less-than-complimentary about the referendum, which it terms \u201cvirtually guaranteed to be approved.\u201d Meanwhile, opponents of the amendments called on voters to say \u2018No\u2019 yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/egyptNews\/idAFL5N22424F\">Reuters<\/a>v adds. <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/egypt-votes-referendum-strengthening-el-sisis-grip-power\/story?id=62552469\">ABC News<\/a> also has coverage.<\/p>\n<p><b>SIS, Gulf News hammer foreign press:<\/b> Egypt\u2019s State Information Service issued a <a href=\"http:\/\/us.sis.gov.eg\/Story\/139614?lang=en-us\">statement<\/a> on Sunday evening refuting reports that votes were being bought with food handouts. In a strongly-worded echo of this sentiment, claims of \u201cglaring\u201d bias by the Western media are at the core of this <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/opinion\/op-eds\/western-medias-anti-egypt-bias-is-glaring-1.63464764\">Gulf News<\/a> opinion piece.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile: <b>Egypt may have a leading role to play in Donald Trump\u2019s Middle East peace plan,<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-5498075,00.html\">according to YNet News<\/a>. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will likely be solicited for his input on the plan and secure a sizeable aid package from Washington in exchange for encouraging Arabs to back an Israeli-endorsed two-state solution.<\/p>\n<p>Other headlines worth a glance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>State budget: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/egypt-budget\/update-3-egypt-expects-borrowing-needs-to-hit-48-bln-in-fiscal-2019-20-document-idUSL5N224197\">Reuters<\/a> has seen a copy of the draft FY2019-20 budget and reports that Egypt\u2019s financing needs will hit USD 48 bn in the coming fiscal year. The figures square with what a senior government official <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/04\/18\/financing-gap-to-increase-to-egp-820-bn-in-fy2019-20\/\">told us last week<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><b>Analyzing fungi in Egyptian artifacts:<\/b> A Minnesotan wood pathologist has earned acclaim as the \u2018Indiana Jones\u2019 of fungi thanks to his uncanny ability to assess the biodegradation of wood in ancient objects, including valuable Egyptian artifacts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mndaily.com\/article\/2019\/04\/n-indiana-jones-of-fungi-helps-save-egyptian-artifacts\">Minnesota Daily<\/a> reports.<\/li>\n<li><b>Over 23k Israelis are estimated to have crossed the Egyptian border this week to celebrate Passover in Taba,<\/b> according to Israeli media outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/news\/international\/middle-east\/1555917363-in-a-biblical-u-turn-israelis-flock-to-egypt-s-sinai-for-passover-break\">i24 News<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The referendum on constitutional change dominated the conversation on on Egypt in the foreign press as voters headed to the polls yesterday for a third and final day. Pickups of wire stories from the Associated Press and AFP are getting wide play (see: News 24, Fox News, Washington Post and France 24. 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