Egyptians desperate to stop bullies and cheats stitching up the country's first free election in decades are lining up by the thousand, cameras and cellphones at the ready, to help monitors document abuses and expose the perpetrators.
Democracy activists fear wealthy candidates and well-funded Islamists will use time-worn tactics to edge out their rivals -- cajoling voters, stuffing polling station queues with supporters and handing out food and medicine to sway voters.
Such tactics helped President Hosni Mubarak stay in power for decades, when membership of his party was widely seen as a requirement for high office and success in business.
http://mg.co.za/article/2011-11-27-citizens-declare-war-on-abuses-in-egypt-vote
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