Egypt State Information Service (Cairo)

Egypt: Premier Says Government Keen On Securing Polling Stations

15 December 2012

Prime Minister Hisham Qandil said that his government is keen on securing all polling stations during a referendum on Egypt's new constitution that kicked off on Saturday.

"The government closely followed up preparations for the referendum to provide all ways of security and protection by the Armed Forces and the Interior Ministry," Qandil said in statements on Friday 14/12/2012.

Any bids to hinder the process will be met firmly, Qandil said, adding that the government is committed that citizens express their opinion in a free and democratic way.

He asserted that the government stands at the same distance from all political trends and believes that democracy is guaranteed to all citizens.

  • Comment

Copyright © 2012 Egypt State Information Service. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, click here.

AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 130 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.

Comments Post a comment