Egypt elections
Protesters chant slogans against presidential candidate Ahmed Shafik while holding a picture of him and deposed leader Hosni Mubarak during a protest in Cairo Reuters

Egyptians will be electing their president in the two-day presidential run-off amid tension which begins on Saturday.

In what many call as the lesser of the two evils, the presidential candidate Mohammed Mursi belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood; he faces Mubarak's ex-aide Ahmed Shafiq.

Whoever is chosen will become the first-ever elected president in the history of Egypt.

The Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo dissolved parliament two days ago and allowed Mubarak's man to contest the elections which provided a twist to the long tale.

Power will be handed over to the newly-elected president at the latest by 1 July, pledged the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF).

The largest populated country in the Arab world will be having a new president with neither a parliament nor a constitution in place. Either Mursi or Shafiq has a mammoth task ahead of him in taking control of the country.

It is also expected that the parliament-appointed assembly to draft the constitution may be dissolved.

However, the ruling military SCAF has been constantly accused of trying to hold the reins of power even after the elections by these moves.

"This series of measures shows that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, the head of the counter-revolution, is adamant to bring back the old regime and the presidential elections are merely a show," said a joint-statement released by six parties and movements in Egypt reported the BBC.

The situation looks bleak as the presidential contest runs down to two members of extreme ideologies.

Shafiq being the former prime minister of Mubarak's regime while Mursi promised to bring radical Islamist rule back in Egypt, the Egyptians are left with no choice. The first round of election in May witnessed candidates across a cross-section of the political spectrum ranging from secularists to moderate Islamists to radical Islamists.

"I will vote for neither the one nor the other. I don't want either of them to be my president. I feel disgusted, the revolution has been spoiled," said a frustrated 28-year-old voter, Sayyed Mohammed Ahmed, according to Reuters.

Meanwhile, supporters of both Mursi and Shafiq are eagerly gearing up for the elections.

Mursi also has warned that a new revolution is on cards if there is any malpractice in the elections.

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