Egyptian presidential election
Polls have reopened in Egypt in the first democratic presidential election in the country's history. The country has been under military rule since Hosni Mubarak was ousted from power during the Arab Spring last year.
Jimmy Carter in Egypt as elections get underway
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has visited a polling station in the Sayeda Aisha neighbourhood of Cairo, Egypt. The Carter Center is in Egypt to monitor the first presidential elections since a popular uprising deposed Hosni Mubarak last year.
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