Tadashi Ono
It’s easy to win an election when dissent could send you to jail
Egypt’s military leaders were hoping for a major turnout in this week’s constitutional elections. And while they got a few percentage points more turnout than the last constitutional referendum, the result was almost unbelievable: 98 percent approval. Of course, when demonstrating against the referendum leads to arrest and when the biggest opponent boycotts the election what do you expect? That and more in today’s Global Scan.
