Egypt: First presidential elections since fall of Mubarak

Polling stations are open in Egypt, where voters will elect the country's new president in the first presidential election since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.

Izvor: Tanjug

Wednesday, 23.05.2012.

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Polling stations are open in Egypt, where voters will elect the country's new president in the first presidential election since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. The country's ruling military council has promised fair elections. Egypt: First presidential elections since fall of Mubarak Candidates include former Egyptian foreign minister and secretary general of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, the last prime minister who served under Mubarak, Ahmed Shafiq, Muslim Brotherhood's Muhammad Mursi, and independent candidate Abdel Moneim Abul Fotuh. The elections, which will take place on Wednesday and on Thursday, have pitted Islamists against seculars, agents of change against members of the former regime, while reports assert that "for the first time in Egypt's history, the result is impossible to predict". If there is no winner in the first round, the second round will be held on June 16 and 17. Some 50 million Egyptians are eligible to vote. Security measures have been increased in the country, while security forces will be deployed around polling stations and locations where the ballots will be counted. Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri has called for calm and restraint on the eve of the elections, urging all political parties to accept the results. Ganzuri expressed his hope that the election would pass in peace, and appealed to all candidates and parties to respect the will of others and accept the results. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which has been running the country since the fall of the Mubarak regime, promised fair elections, followed by a transfer of power to the civilian administration. This is expected to end " the uneasy transition period", marked by violence and protests. T Egyptians line up to vote on Wednesday (Beta/AP) Tanjug

Egypt: First presidential elections since fall of Mubarak

Candidates include former Egyptian foreign minister and secretary general of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, the last prime minister who served under Mubarak, Ahmed Shafiq, Muslim Brotherhood's Muhammad Mursi, and independent candidate Abdel Moneim Abul Fotuh.

The elections, which will take place on Wednesday and on Thursday, have pitted Islamists against seculars, agents of change against members of the former regime, while reports assert that "for the first time in Egypt's history, the result is impossible to predict".

If there is no winner in the first round, the second round will be held on June 16 and 17. Some 50 million Egyptians are eligible to vote.

Security measures have been increased in the country, while security forces will be deployed around polling stations and locations where the ballots will be counted.

Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri has called for calm and restraint on the eve of the elections, urging all political parties to accept the results.

Ganzuri expressed his hope that the election would pass in peace, and appealed to all candidates and parties to respect the will of others and accept the results.

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which has been running the country since the fall of the Mubarak regime, promised fair elections, followed by a transfer of power to the civilian administration.

This is expected to end " the uneasy transition period", marked by violence and protests. T

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