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Egypt’s 2014 Presidential elections kick off

May 26, 2014
Egyptian women outside a polling station on May 26. Credit: Amir Makar/Aswat Masriya

Egyptians have started queuing across the country to vote on the country’s next President in the two-day Presidential elections. Polling stations opened at 9AM local time across the country, yet many Egyptians had already started queuing hours in advance. The two Presidential contenders, Former Military Chief Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Nasserist politician Hamdeen Sabahi, cast their ballots shortly after voting commenced. Voting is expected to close at 9PM on May 27, with results announced by June 5. Follow our live blog below: Important Updates: – More than 14,000 polling stations have been operating across the country. – The second day of voting, Tuesday 27 of May, has been declared a holiday for more than six million government employees. – At least 3.2 million voters have cast their ballots so far (as of 1:00PM local time), stated the Presidential Elections Committee. – Egypt’s Ministry of Interior has denied earlier reports by state media that a bomb exploded outside a polling station in El-Mahalla El-Kubra. Other reports of explosions in Fayoum have not been confirmed. – Two explosive devices have been defused in Giza outside two polling stations, reported police authorities. – Clashes…


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