Two days Egypt's presidential election have ended.Egypt electoral
commission says the election was fair and without major confusion.Thirteen candidates ran for the first presidential election since Hosni
Mubarak was forced to step down last year after 30 years in power.
Frontrunners include Mohamed Morsi of the Islamic fundamentalist group the Muslim Brotherhood, and Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, a moderate Islamist who left the group. Islamic parties marked a major victory in the parliamentary polls in January.Other strong contenders are Ahmed Shafiq, a former air force commander and prime minister, and Amr Moussa, a former foreign minister and Arab League secretary general.
Egyptians flocked to the polling stations in large numbers to cast their votes on the second day of Presidential election. In rural areas, Nile delta and Pot Saeed voter turn out has been high compared to low to moderate turnout in urban areas. No major poll violation has been reported but poll managers of Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammad Morsey have filed complaint against Ahmed Shafiq for breaking the ban on campaigning. Counting of votes will start half an hour after the vote ends at the polling stations in presence of candidates' representatives, the media and NGOs. The candidates who finish first and second will then face a runoff next month.In case none of them gets 50 percent votes in the first round, another round of voting between top two candidates will be held on June 16-17.
Results will be announced on June 21.The new President will have the responsibility to guide Egypt through a tenuous transition to democracy and write the new constitution of the country.
The two-day vote that began on Wednesday has pit Islamists against supporters of the Mubarak regime.
The results should be known by Tuesday next week on June 21, but none of the candidates are likely to win a majority.
Frontrunners include Mohamed Morsi of the Islamic fundamentalist group the Muslim Brotherhood, and Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, a moderate Islamist who left the group. Islamic parties marked a major victory in the parliamentary polls in January.Other strong contenders are Ahmed Shafiq, a former air force commander and prime minister, and Amr Moussa, a former foreign minister and Arab League secretary general.
Egyptians flocked to the polling stations in large numbers to cast their votes on the second day of Presidential election. In rural areas, Nile delta and Pot Saeed voter turn out has been high compared to low to moderate turnout in urban areas. No major poll violation has been reported but poll managers of Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammad Morsey have filed complaint against Ahmed Shafiq for breaking the ban on campaigning. Counting of votes will start half an hour after the vote ends at the polling stations in presence of candidates' representatives, the media and NGOs. The candidates who finish first and second will then face a runoff next month.In case none of them gets 50 percent votes in the first round, another round of voting between top two candidates will be held on June 16-17.
Results will be announced on June 21.The new President will have the responsibility to guide Egypt through a tenuous transition to democracy and write the new constitution of the country.
The two-day vote that began on Wednesday has pit Islamists against supporters of the Mubarak regime.
The results should be known by Tuesday next week on June 21, but none of the candidates are likely to win a majority.
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