Polls are open in the North African country of 97 million people. A three- day long election began on Monday that will determine the next president of Egypt. But experts say that’s a foregone conclusion, that the country’s

这个北非国家有9700万人口。为期三天的选举周一开始，将决定埃及的下一任总统。但专家们说，最终的结果在预料之中。

current leader, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, is certain to win another term.

现任总统塞西肯定会连任。

This is Egypt’s third election since long time leader Hosni Mubarak was forced out of power in 2011. And that time, like several countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Egypt saw a wave of protests against its government that led to significant changes in leadership. But today, like several of those same countries, Egypt continues to struggle with economic problems, limited opportunities for its people and terrorism.

这是埃及总统胡斯尼·穆巴拉克在2011年被迫下台以来的第三次选举。当时，就像中东和北非的几个国家一样，埃及爆发了反对政府的抗议浪潮，导致领导层发生重大变化。但是今天，和其他几个国家一样，埃及继续与经济问题斗争，为其人民和恐怖主义提供有限的机会。

President Sisi was first elected in 2014 and a win this week would bring his second and last four-year term. One reason why the vote is being watched worldwide is because if turnout is high, it’s possible President Sisi will try to change Egypt’s constitution so he can serve longer.

塞西总统于2014年首次当选，本周的胜利将带来他的第二个四年任期。全世界都在关注投票的一个原因是，如果投票率很高，塞西总统可能会试图改变埃及的宪法，这样他就能长久地任职。

Polls are open in the North African country of 97 million people. A three- day long election began on Monday that will determine the next president of Egypt. But experts say that’s a foregone conclusion, that the country’s

current leader, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, is certain to win another term.

This is Egypt’s third election since long time leader Hosni Mubarak was forced out of power in 2011. And that time, like several countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Egypt saw a wave of protests against its government that led to significant changes in leadership. But today, like several of those same countries, Egypt continues to struggle with economic problems, limited opportunities for its people and terrorism.

President Sisi was first elected in 2014 and a win this week would bring his second and last four-year term. One reason why the vote is being watched worldwide is because if turnout is high, it’s possible President Sisi will try to change Egypt’s constitution so he can serve longer.