Egyptian legal authorities are prosecuting 54m people, half its population, and fully 86% of the electorate for failing to vote

Egyptian legal authorities are prosecuting 54m people, half its population, and fully 86% of the electorate for failing to vote for upper house of parliament. Fine is 500 pounds ($32). If people paid -> 27bn pounds, 1% of its annual budget.
economist.com/middle-east-an… https://t.co/kLenduXoaE

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