Some 6000 domestic election monitors have been training for the event, while hundreds of foreign reporters are converging on the country this week. Although all the formal trappings of a true electoral contest are in place, important aspects of authenticity are glaringly absent.
有约6000名选举监察员正在接受培训，同时数百名外国记者在本周也正向埃及汇集。虽然选举竞争看起来已万事俱备，但其重要的真实性仍然缺失。