Trending Hashtag #كدابين liars denounces Egypt election result  

The hashtag #كدابين  (liars) has swept Twitter in response to the not-so-surprising outcome of the Egyptian presidential elections, where Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi secured a landslide victory with more than 97 per cent of the vote.

Egyptian activists have organised a twitter storm with the hashtag liars denouncing the sham election which guarantees Sisi a second four-year term. It was the top trending hashtag in Egypt and is trending worldwide.

https://twitter.com/jmal_el_jaml/status/980515332510056449

After driving out previous contesters Sami Anan, Mohamed Anwar Sadat and Ahmed Shafiq and his sole contender Moussa Moustafa Moussa slammed as a dummy candidate, Sisi faced no real opposition, as one tweet visually illustrates:

The #EgyptElection2018 in a nutshell.

#كدابينpic.twitter.com/wFuo6oy243

— Wyvern (@WyvernReports) April 2, 2018

As many world leaders have failed to bat an eyelid, activists took to social media to question the legitimacy of the elections. Twitter users have highlighted the hypocrisy of Western leaders for endorsing a dictator notorious for his human rights abuses.

A show election built on a sham constitution, which will likely be torn up to give Sisi an unconstitutional third term. But who cares as long as British arms manufacturers prosper?#كدابين https://t.co/702dE2SffU

— Khaled Diab (@DiabolicalIdea) April 2, 2018

https://twitter.com/sawsangharib/status/980871328248025088

Many believe the figures claiming a 41 per cent turnout with 24 million voters have been fabricated.

The hashtag #كدابين (liars) is trending topic in #Egypt to denounce the victory of president Al #Sisi in #EgyptElection2018 by 97% of the votes with no real competitors and with a low turnout (41.5% according to authorities). Many don't believe official data released yesterday.

— Francesca Cicardi (@FraCicardi) April 3, 2018

https://twitter.com/DrMahmoudRefaat/status/980834517119315968

https://twitter.com/DrMahmoudRefaat/status/980834517119315968

Egyptians have taken to Twitter with tongue-in-cheek responses, with humorous attempts to question the credibility of the elections.

اول ما تعلن النتيجه تعملوا نفسكم متفاجئين وتحضنوا بعض وانا هوصي النسوان تزغرد عشان مايقولوش علينا !! #كدابين pic.twitter.com/gyiIHg8CYJ

— m . abo shama (@sadbird1965) April 2, 2018

“The percentage of dates in the ballot boxes 97.08 per cent.”

Twitter user Sana challenges the supposed voter turnout mockingly suggesting that the ballot boxes are more likely to be filled with dates than ballot papers.

“The percentage of dates in the ballot boxes 97.08 per cent.”

نسبة البلح في الصناديق 97.08 % #كدابين

— Sana (@Ga_sana2) April 2, 2018

#كدابين pic.twitter.com/CcLdjbfJrW

— Mo7ah (@Mo7ah10203) April 1, 2018