Egypt's student elections see lack of candidates, voters

CAIRO — On Dec. 14, student elections in Egyptian public universities raised several questions about the future of the relationship between public university students and the ruling regime.

The student elections, which had not been held the past two years in Egypt, attracted a low turnout both in terms of candidates and voters. The majority of seats were either won by acclamation due to the lack of sufficient candidates or appointed by the university administration due to the complete absence of candidates.