Millions vote in landmark Egypt elections - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

Millions vote in landmark Egypt elections - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

Egypt's first free elections for decades are about to enter a second day, with turnout so far described as "very high".
Logistical problems plagued many polling stations on Monday but the first day of voting passed mostly peacefully. Egyptians are voting to create the first democratically elected assembly in the country's history.
The queues formed early and quickly at polling stations across Egypt on Monday, as voters cast their ballots in the first parliamentary elections since the fall of former president Hosni Mubarak in February.
In the capital, Cairo, thousands of voters flocked to schools in the neighbourhoods of Zamalek, Nasr City and Maadi - among others - well before polling booths opened at 8am, to stake their place in line. MORE>