Dozens of employees at five polling stations in Mazalty village in Fayoum went on strike over low bonuses they were paid during the first round of parliamentary polls.
Those on strike said they received only LE300 for their work on Monday and Tuesday.
The employees said they filed many complaints to Fayoum's governor and were promised an increase, but they received the same amount on the second day and decided to strike at the beginning of the second round.
Meanwhile, unused ballot papers were stolen from a polling station in Cairo’s Salam district, Egypt's state-run news agency MENA reported Monday.
People broke into the car of the judge supervising the parliamentary election run-offs at a polling station in Abu Bakr al-Seddeeq School.
The head of the High Elections Commission (HEC), Abdel Moez Ibrahim, immediately ordered the delivery of more ballot papers to the polling station, MENA said. Voting started when the ballots arrived.
Independent newspaper Youm7's website reported campaigning outside polling stations during the run-offs in Alexandria, which violates electoral regulations.
Several supporters of the Salafi-led Nour Party distributed flyers to voters at a polling station in the Laban area of Alexandria, but stopped when the military asked them to leave.
The HEC recorded violations that took place during the first phase of the parliamentary elections last Monday and Tuesday, but said they will not affect the final results or the election's integrity.
The commission promised to deal with campaining outside polling stations, delayed supervising judges, and polling stations that are not suitable for voting.
Those on strike said they received only LE300 for their work on Monday and Tuesday.
The employees said they filed many complaints to Fayoum's governor and were promised an increase, but they received the same amount on the second day and decided to strike at the beginning of the second round.
Meanwhile, unused ballot papers were stolen from a polling station in Cairo’s Salam district, Egypt's state-run news agency MENA reported Monday.
People broke into the car of the judge supervising the parliamentary election run-offs at a polling station in Abu Bakr al-Seddeeq School.
The head of the High Elections Commission (HEC), Abdel Moez Ibrahim, immediately ordered the delivery of more ballot papers to the polling station, MENA said. Voting started when the ballots arrived.
Independent newspaper Youm7's website reported campaigning outside polling stations during the run-offs in Alexandria, which violates electoral regulations.
Several supporters of the Salafi-led Nour Party distributed flyers to voters at a polling station in the Laban area of Alexandria, but stopped when the military asked them to leave.
The HEC recorded violations that took place during the first phase of the parliamentary elections last Monday and Tuesday, but said they will not affect the final results or the election's integrity.
The commission promised to deal with campaining outside polling stations, delayed supervising judges, and polling stations that are not suitable for voting.
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