Elections in EGYPT - Hudge turnout

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A man waits outside a polling station to cast his vote during parliamentary elections in Cairo Nov. 28. (Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

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An old man casts his vote at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Cairo Nov. 28. Egyptians lined up to vote in the first big test of a transition born in popular revolutionary euphoria that soured into distrust of the generals who replaced their leader, Hosni Mubarak. (Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters)

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An Egyptian voter passes between the hands of soldiers guarding at a polling center Nov. 28 in Cairo, Egypt. Voting began on Monday in Egypt's first parliamentary elections since longtime authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak was ousted in a popular uprising nine months ago. The vote is a milestone many Egyptians hope will usher in a democratic age after decades of dictatorship. (Amr Nabil/Associated Press)

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In a combination image made from six photos, Egyptian women pose with their inked fingers after voting at a polling station in Cairo Nov. 29. Long lines formed at polling stations for a second day of voting and the head of the election commission, Abdel-Mooaez Ibrahim, proclaimed turnout so far had been "massive and unexpected." But he did not give figures. (Bela Szandelszky/Associated Press)

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An old man is carried by a volunteer after casting his vote at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Cairo Nov. 28. (Amr Abdallah/Reuters)

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A woman reads a ballot paper before casting her vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Alexandria Nov. 29. (Mohamed Abd El-Ghany/Reuters)

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An Egyptian woman looks at voters as they line up outside a polling station in the Shubra district of Cairo on Nov. 28. Post-revolution Egypt headed to the polls for a chaotic election clouded by violence and a political crisis, the start of a long process to bring democracy to the Arab world's most populous nation. (Mohammed Hossam/AFP/Getty Images

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Egyptian soldiers stand guard at the entrance of a school turned polling station as voters gather in the Ain Shams district of Cairo on Nov. 28. (Amro Maraghi/AFP/Getty Images

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Egyptian voters waited at a school turned polling station in old Cairo on Nov. 28. (Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images

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A woman carrying her child reads a ballot paper before casting her vote at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Cairo Nov. 29. (Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

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A man stood in front of banners supporting candidates for the parliamentary elections in Cairo Nov. 28. (Goran Tomasevic /Reuters

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Egyptian women vote at a polling station in the town of Ibshawai, near Fayoum, 100 km (62 miles) southwest of Cairo Nov. 29. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections, the first since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising earlier this year. (Tara Todras-Whitehill/Associated Press

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A Egyptian woman casts her ballot in Maadi, a suburb of Cairo Nov. 28. Voting began on Monday in Egypt's first parliamentary elections since longtime authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak was ousted in a popular uprising nine months ago. The vote is a milestone many Egyptians hope will usher in a democratic age after decades of dictatorship. (Tara Todras-Whitehill/Associated Press)

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People line up at a polling station as they wait to cast their votes during parliamentary elections in Cairo Nov. 28. (Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

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People gathered outside a polling station to vote in the parliamentary election in Shubra neighborhood of Cairo Nov. 2. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)

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Egyptian soldiers stand guard as voters leave a polling station in Cairo Nov. 29. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections. (Bela Szandelszky/Associated Press

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Egyptian women look at a ballot paper at a polling station in the Sahel district of Cairo Nov. 28. Post-revolution Egypt headed to the polls for a chaotic election clouded by violence and a political crisis, the start of a long process to bring democracy to the Arab world's most populous nation. (Mohammed Hossam/AFP/Getty Images)

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Egyptian elections officials burn wax to stamp a ballot box before sending it to a counting center in Cairo Nov. 29. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections, the first since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising earlier this year. The Arabic on the box reads, "parliamentary elections." (Amr Nabil/Asociated Press)

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An Egyptian woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her vote at a polling station in the Manial neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011 . Egyptians began voting in the first elections since the fall of autocrat Hosni Mubarak who was ousted in February in one of the most important moments of the Arab Spring. ZUMA24.com / Ashraf Amra Apaimages

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An Egyptian woman rests in front of campaign posters outside a polling station on the first day of parliamentary elections in Alexandria, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Tarek Fawzy

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A man walks past banners supporting candidates for the parliamentary elections in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Bernat Armangue

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A veiled Egyptian woman rests in front of election posters after voting in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Bela Szandelszky

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An Egyptian army soldier stands guard next to posters of parliamentary candidates on a wall outside a polling center in Assuit, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Khalil Hamra

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An Egyptian policeman stands guard outside a polling center plastered with campaign posters on the first day of the country's parliamentary election in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Manu Brabo

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Egyptian Army soldiers stand guard as voters wait outside a polling station on the first day of parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / STR

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Egyptian soldiers guard at the entrance of a polling station as men queue to vote in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Bela Szandelszky

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An Egyptian Army officer stands at the entrance to a polling station as voters wait to enter on the first day of parliamentary elections in Alexandria, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Tarek Fawzy

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Egyptian women line up outside a polling station to vote in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Bela Szandelszky

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Egyptian women wait to vote in the country's parliamentary election at a polling center in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Manu Brabo

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An Egyptian woman, left, is helped by an election worker as she checks in to vote in Maadi, a suburb of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill

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An Egyptian woman looks at a ballot as she votes in Maadi, a suburb of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill

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An Egyptian woman prepares to cast her ballot in the country's parliamentary election at a polling station in the Zamalek neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Maya Alleruzzo

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Egyptian women vote in Maadi, a suburb of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill

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Egyptian women vote in the country's parliamentary election at a polling center in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Manu Brabo

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An Egyptian woman votes in the country's parliamentary election in the Zamalek neighbourhood of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Maya Alleruzzo

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A veiled Egyptian woman casts her ballot in Maadi, a suburb of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill

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Egyptians vote in a polling station in Assuit, 320 kilometers (200 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Khalil Hamra

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Egyptian women queue to vote in Maadi, a suburb of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill

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Egyptian women wait to vote in the country's parliamentary election in the Zamalek neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Maya Alleruzzo

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Egyptian army soldiers stand guard as voters line up outside a polling center in Assuit, 320 kilometers (200 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. AP / Khalil Hamra

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Peter MacDiarmid / Getty Images - Election officials wait for voters inside a polling station in Old Cairo on the second day of voting on Nov. 29. 45 million Egyptians are eligible to vote in the first round of six. The complicated process will take four months to conclude. Presidential elections are expected to be held in 2012.

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Bela Szandelszky / AP - A soldier directs women outside a polling station in Cairo on Nov. 29.

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Peter MacDiarmid / Getty Images - A woman walks from a polling station guarded by soldiers in Old Cairo on Nov. 29.

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A soldier takes a picture at a polling station in the Cairo neighborhood of Shubra on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Egypt is holding its first parliamentary elections since longtime authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak was ousted in a popular uprising in February. The vote is a milestone many Egyptians hope will usher in a democratic age after decades of dictatorship. Mohammed Hossam / AFP - Getty Images

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A woman casts her vote at a polling station during the second day of parliamentary elections in Alexandria on Nov. 29Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters.

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A boy uses a megaphone to support a candidate outside a polling station in Cairo on Nov. 29. There were numerous reports of election violations by party activists, most over campaigning close to polling sites while voting was under way Amr Nabil / AP.

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A solider gestures as a lady helps an elderly woman at the entrance to a polling station in Alexandria on Nov. 29. Long lines formed at polling stations for a second day of voting Tuesday and the head of the election commission, Abdel-Mooaez Ibrahim, proclaimed turnout so far had been "massive and unexpected.“ Tarek Fawzy / AP

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Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri waves to voters on the first day of parliamentary elections in Cairo on Nov. 28. – AP photos

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A woman waits in front of election posters after voting in Cairo on Nov. 28. Bela Szandelszky / AP

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People line up outside a polling station in Cairo on Nov. 28 Goran Tomasevic / Reuters.

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An Egyptian woman reads a ballot before casting her vote during parliamentary elections in Cairo on Nov. 28 Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters.

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Soldiers maintain order as people wait outside a polling station in Alexandria on Nov. 28 Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters.

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Tahrir Square is occupied by only a few hundred protesters on election day on Nov. 28 in Cairo Peter MacDiarmid / Getty Images.

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A voter reads a ballot at a polling station in Cairo on Nov. 28 - Peter MacDiarmid / Getty Images

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An Egyptian party activist holds an election banner outside a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections, the first since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising earlier this year. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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An Egyptian man passes by a polling station as soldiers stand guard, in the town of Ibshawai, near Fayoum, 100 km (62 miles) southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections, the first since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising earlier this year. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

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An Egyptian woman shows her identification card as she waits to vote at a polling station in the town of Ibshawai, near Fayoum, 100 km (62 miles) southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections, the first since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising earlier this year. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

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An Egyptian national flag is carried by protesters during a rally in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections, the first since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising earlier this year. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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An Egyptian woman holds up her inked pinky finger that shows she has voted at a polling station in the town of Ibshawai, near Fayoum, 100 km (62 miles) southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections, the first since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising earlier this year. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill) )

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Egyptian protesters gather in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections, the first since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising earlier this year. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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Egyptian voters wait at a polling station at a school in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections, the first since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising earlier this year. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

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Protester members of the Revolution Artists Union work in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections, the first since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising earlier this year. The painting in the foreground depicts protesters clashing with Egyptian security forces. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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Egyptians ride on a bus in front of election banners near a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections, the first since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising earlier this year. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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An Egyptian sweets vendor rides his bicycle in front of election banners near a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections, the first since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising earlier this year.(AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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An Egyptian woman carries her child as she walks past Egyptian soldiers standing guard at the entrance of a polling station on the second day of parliamentary elections in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections, the first since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising earlier this year. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ali)

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The finger of an Egyptian voter is inked after voting in a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections, the first since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising earlier this year. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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Two Egyptian women are seen in voting booths cast their votes on the second day of parliamentary elections in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections, the first since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising earlier this year. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ali)

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An Egyptian man looks at a board with names of different political parties and their candidates on the second day of parliamentary elections in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections, the first since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising earlier this year. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ali)

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Egyptian security forces stand on guard at the end of the first round of voting in parliamentary elections in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Egypt's military rulers were quick to take credit Tuesday for a strong turnout in the first elections since Hosni Mubarak's ouster, a vote that appeared to be the country's freest and fairest in living memory. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

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Monday was the largest turnout in recent memory for the first round of voting in Egypt’s first parliamentary elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. People stood in the rain in Alexandria, and lines stretched around blocks in Cairo, where some waited hours to vote. Maybe the high turnout was due to the threat of a 500LE fine for those who don’t vote. But just as likely a reason for the turnout was the fact that these elections are the first time in three decades that parliamentary seats aren’t essentially promised to Mubarak’s National Democratic Party.

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WAITING FOR VOTING

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An Egyptian woman votes as her child stands behind her at a polling station near the town of Ibshawai, near Fayoum, 62 miles (100 kilometers) southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Polls opened Tuesday for a second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections, the first since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in a popular uprising earlier this year. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

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Parliamentary Elections held in Egypt An Egyptian army soldier stand guard as voters line up outside a polling center in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, November 28, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Eleven months after the fall of Hosni Mubarak 45 million Egyptians are voting in the first round of six for it's upper and lower houses of parliament. The complicated process will take four months to conclude. Presidential elections are expected to be held in 2012. UPI/Mohamed Hossam

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An Egyptian woman prepares to cast her ballot in the country's parliamentary election at a polling station in a girls school in Alexandria, Egypt, November 28, 2011. Eleven months after the fall of Hosni Mubarak 45 million Egyptians are voting in the first round of six for it's upper and lower houses of parliament. The complicated process will take four months to conclude. Presidential elections are expected to be held in 2012. UPI/Tariq Faramawi

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An Egyptian woman prepares to cast her ballot in the country's parliamentary election at a polling station in neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, November 28, 2011. in Cairo, Egypt. Eleven months after the fall of Hosni Mubarak 45 million Egyptians are voting in the first round of six for it's upper and lower houses of parliament. The complicated process will take four months to conclude. Presidential elections are expected to be held in 2012. UPI/Mohamed Hossam

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Women place their votes in a ballot box at a polling station in a girls school in Alexandria, Egypt, November 28, 2011. Eleven months after the fall of Hosni Mubarak 45 million Egyptians are voting in the first round of six for it's upper and lower houses of parliament. The complicated process will take four months to conclude. Presidential elections are expected to be held in 2012. UPI/Tariq Faramawi

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Egyptian army soldiers stand guard as walk disabled man outside a polling center in Alexandria, Egypt, November 28, 2011. Eleven months after the fall of Hosni Mubarak 45 million Egyptians are voting in the first round of six for it's upper and lower houses of parliament. The complicated process will take four months to conclude. Presidential elections are expected to be held in 2012. UPI/Tariq Faramawi

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Egyptian army soldiers stand guard as voters line up outside a polling center in Alexandria, Egypt, November 28, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Eleven months after the fall of Hosni Mubarak 45 million Egyptians are voting in the first round of six for it's upper and lower houses of parliament. The complicated process will take four months to conclude. Presidential elections are expected to be held in 2012. UPI/Tariq Faramawi

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An Egyptian woman prepares to cast her ballot in the country's parliamentary election at a polling station in neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, November 28, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. / Women place their votes in a ballot box at a polling station in a girls school in Alexandria, Egypt, November 28, 2011. UPI/Tariq Faramawi

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Voters wait in line to cast their vote in outside a polling center in Alexandria, Egypt, November 28, 2011. Eleven months after the fall of Hosni Mubarak 45 million Egyptians are voting in the first round of six for it's upper and lower houses of parliament. The complicated process will take four months to conclude. Presidential elections are expected to be held in 2012. UPI/Tariq Faramawi

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Polls opened for a second day of voting on Tuesday after unexpectedly large crowds of Egyptians defied predictions of bedlam and violence a day earlier to cast their votes in the first parliamentary elections since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. The scene outside a polling station in northern Cairo. - Credit: Moises Saman for The New York Times

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Egyptian security forces stand on guard at the end of the first round of voting in parliamentary elections in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Egypt's military rulers were quick to take credit Tuesday for a strong turnout in the first elections since Hosni Mubarak's ouster, a vote that appeared to be the country's freest and fairest in living memory. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

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Egyptian women show their inked fingers after voting at a polling station Monday in Cairo. Millions of Egyptians are voting for the upper and lower houses of parliament, a complicated process that is expected to take four months. Photograph by: Peter Macdiarmid, Getty Images, Postmedia News; Reuters

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An Egyptian woman shows her ink-stained thumb after voting at a polling station in the Manial neighbourhood of Cairo on November 28, 2011. Post-revolution Egypt headed to the polls for a chaotic election clouded by violence and a political crisis, the start of a long process to bring democracy to the Arab world's most populous nation. (MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)

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Egyptians fight to witness vote counting while a bus carrying ballot boxes arriving to a vote counting center after polling stations closed in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Egypt's military rulers were quick to take credit Tuesday for a strong turnout in the first elections since Hosni Mubarak's ouster, a vote that appeared to be the country's freest and fairest in living memory. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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Egyptian policemen make way for an army armored personnel carrier arriving to secure a vote counting center after polling stations closed in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Egypt's military rulers were quick to take credit Tuesday for a strong turnout in the first elections since Hosni Mubarak's ouster, a vote that appeared to be the country's freest and fairest in living memory. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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A policeman stood guard as election officials collected ballot boxes from a polling station near Tahrir Square. Credit: Odd Andersen/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

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AP Photo Election workers count ballots for the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Egypt's military rulers are taking credit for the strong turnout in the country's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, the head of the election commission proclaims that the turnout so far is "massive and unexpected,."

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AP PHOTOS

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AP PHOTOS

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An Egyptian election official waits for the opening ballot boxes in a vote counting center after polling stations closed in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Egypt's military rulers were quick to take credit Tuesday for a strong turnout in the first elections since Hosni Mubarak's ouster, a vote that appeared to be the country's freest and fairest in living memory. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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There were no reports of attacks on polling places or stolen ballot boxes, which had been a major worry on the eve of the two-day vote. Egyptian election officials counted ballots at the end of the second voting day in Cairo. Credit: Mahmud Hams/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

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REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah - Electoral commission staff count votes after voting closed, at a center for votes counting during the parliamentary election in Cairo November 29, 2011

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