Egypt votes for a new president
Egyptian women check for their names in the voters list before casting their ballots in the first round of presidential elections at a polling station in Cairo. (AMEL PAIN / EPA)
Islamists contend with liberals and nationalists in the historic race to replace deposed authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak. The election plays out in an uncertain era for Arab states.
Egyptian presidential candidate Abdel-Moneim Abolfotoh visits a polling station in Nasr City. (Fredrik Persson / Associated Press)
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Mohammed Morsi, walks inside a polling station to cast his vote in Zakazik. (Ahmed Gomaa / Associated Press)
Egyptian presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi looks on after filling out his ballot during the first round of Egypt’s presidential elections at a polling station in Cairo. (KHALED ELFIQI / EPA)
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An Egyptian man shows his ink-stained finger after voting in the country’s first free presidential election at a polling station in Cairo. (KHALED DESOUKI / AFP / Getty Images)
Egyptian presidential candidate Amr Moussa, second from right, stands in line to cast his vote outside a polling center in Cairo (Ahmed Almekdamy / Associated Press)
An Egyptian man casts his vote during the first day of the presidential election in a polling station in Cairo. (Manu Brabo / Associated Press)
Egyptian men wait outside a polling center to cast their ballots in Giza. (Ahmed Ali / Associated Press)
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An Egyptian man riding his donkey speaks to man outside a poling center, in Giza. (Mohammed Asad / Associated Press)