Elections under way in Egypt
2011-12-16 09:48:17 GMT2011-12-16 17:48:17(Beijing Time)
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Former International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Mohamed ElBaradei casts his ballot at a polling station in Giza, Egypt, Dec. 15, 2011. (Xinhua/Ahmad Radi)
Former International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Mohamed ElBaradei casts his ballot at a polling station in Giza, Egypt, Dec. 15, 2011. (Xinhua/Ahmad Radi)
Former International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Mohamed ElBaradei (C) is surrounded by the media at a polling station in Giza, Egypt, Dec. 15, 2011.(Xinhua/Ahmad Radi)
Former International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Mohamed ElBaradei casts his ballot at a polling station in Giza, Egypt, Dec. 15, 2011.(Xinhua/Ahmad Radi)
Egyptian election officials work at a vote counting center after polling stations closed in Giza district on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 15, 2011.(Xinhua/Ahmad Radi)
An Egyptian election official works at a vote counting center after polling stations closed in Giza district on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 15, 2011.(Xinhua/Ahmad Radi)
Egyptian election officials work at a vote counting center after polling stations closed in Giza district on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 15, 2011.(Xinhua/Ahmad Radi)
Egyptian election officials work at a vote counting center after polling stations closed in Giza district on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 15, 2011.
The second stage of the People's Assembly (lower house of parliament) elections of Egypt began on Wednesday, after the first stage concluded with Islamic parties gaining the polls.
Around 18.7 million eligible voters are expected to cast their ballots in the two-day vote, in which more than 3,000 party candidates and independents are competing for 180 seats.
