The Egyptian president has been trying to appeal to the country's youth. He has held initiatives and conferences to discuss their vision for the country. But Sisi doesn't appear to be achieving much. Our correspondent Adel EL Mahrouky has the report.

In most constituencies, the age of voters stands out. Senior voters seem to be by far dominating the turnout.

NADER FAKHRY VOTER "From my discussion with my colleagues, I believe that old people are more keen to vote and participate, more than the new generation. It's a phenomenon everywhere not just in Egypt. I hope they change their mind. They must understand that they're voting for the country, not just the president. If they think the country needs them then probably they would."

ADEL EL MAHROUKY CAIRO, EGYPT "Youth in Egypt represent 60% of the population and about half the voting power. So their participation or refrain from the vote will have a great impact on the turnout."

The 2018 presidential race lacks serious competition. President Abdel Fattah EL Sisi's victory is a matter of time and that has driven many youth away.

Some youngsters went to the vote though.

AHMED QASSIM VOTER "I voted to improve the current situation of the country. One vote will make a difference. It doesn't matter who you support. Most of my friends didn't vote. Many don't go because they are desperate, they see that nothing will change. They feel the result is known, but we must have a saying. It's why I voted."

After the 2011 uprising which deposed President Mubarak, the youth were leading the political life in Egypt. But since the Muslim brotherhood rose to power they've been marginalized.

TAREK EL KHOLY MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, YOUTH QUOTA "I'm burdened with the fact that we don't have a clear process to engage youth in politics. It's concerning, the absence of strong political parties that can compete and share power within itself, will endanger our democracy. If that political void continues maybe in a decade or so we can once again see the rise of extremists to power. That's a challenge for the next four years. How can the youth get involved to politics?"

Thousands of young Egyptians have been arrested when President EL Sisi took office, in a government crackdown on both unauthorized protesting and extremists. The President tried to start a new page by releasing those who were not involved in violent acts. Just 653 have been released so far. And the gap between such youth groups and the government remains wide. AMA, CGTN, CA.