28/11/2011 12:03
Parliamentary elections held in Egypt
Egyptians have begun voting in the first parliamentary elections since a popular uprising ended the 30-year rule of former president Hosni Mubarak in February, the Voice of America reports.
Voters stood in long lines early Monday, well before polling stations opened.
The complex, staggered polls to elect parliament's lower house began in the main cities of Cairo and Alexandria as well as Luxor, Port Said and a number of other towns. A runoff for those areas is scheduled for December 5.