Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections: Your News or Ours?

Egyptians currently have the opportunity to vote on something they have not had since 2012: a new parliament. Although at least one local report suggests a “smooth election,” the majority of sources worldwide have implied it has been anything but.

The state-controlled Egyptian newspaper Ahram Online reported:

Day 1 of parliament voting smooth; PM declares Monday a half-day for state workers

[Source: Ahram Online/AP]

while independent Egyptian news source Madamasr countered:

Turnout low, violations high, Salafis optimistic as voting starts in Alexandria

[Source: Madamasr]

Beyond Egypt, Reuters spread the word about low turnout, but tailored each story to its audience. The international news agency broadcast:

Turnout low in Egypt’s long-awaited parliamentary election

Which looked different in the United States:

[Source: Reuters U.S.]

Than it did in Jordan:

[Source: Reuters Arabic via The Jordan Times]

Or Brasil, where image-less words were left to speak for themselves:

Eleição parlamentar no Egito tem fraco comparecimento às urnas

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