Egyptians vote in election runoff

Reuters 2012-01-10

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Voting starts slowing in Egypt's Qalyoubiya district - as runoffs in the third stage of parliamentary elections get underway on Tuesday.
Only a handful of voters turned out at this polling station.
But those who showed up are confident their votes will be fairly counted.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) ABDALLAH ABDELHAMID, SAYING:
"The elections are free and fair, and we hope that the people whom we voted for will be suitable for Egypt."
Banned under Hosni Mubarak, the Muslim Brotherhood has a emerged as a major winner, exploiting the first free legislative vote in decades.
Islamists of various persuasions are expected to win 60 percent of the 498-seat lower house of parliament, with the Brotherhood alone taking some 40 percent.
Egypt's staggered three-stage election began on November 28, and drew an unprecedented turnout.
Elections for the advisory upper council, or Shura Council, are set to begin at the end of January and will continue into February.
Travis Brecher, Reuters

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