Egyptians vote for the first time to pick their president in a wide open election since deposing leader Hosni Mubarak.
Egypt Presidential Elections

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Presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh waves outside a polling station in Cairo May 23, 2012.

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Women came with their children to take part in the historic poll, Cairo, Egypt, May 23, 2012. (Y. Weeks/VOA)

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Egyptian voters line up to cast ballots in a southern suburb of Cairo, Egypt, May 23, 2012.

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An Egyptian woman inks her finger after casting her vote during the first day of the presidential election in polling center in Alexandria, Egypt, May 23, 2012.