Women wait outside a polling station during parliamentary elections in Alexandria, November 28, 2011. Egyptians voted Monday in the first election since a popular revolt toppled Hosni Mubarak's one-man rule, showing new-found faith in the ballot box that may sweep long-banned Islamists into parliament even as army generals cling to powerReuters
Women wait outside a polling station during parliamentary elections in Alexandria, November 28, 2011. Egyptians voted Monday in the first election since a popular revolt toppled Hosni Mubarak's one-man rule, showing new-found faith in the ballot box that may sweep long-banned Islamists into parliament even as army generals cling to powerReutersA sealed ballot box is seen after voting ended at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Cairo.Reuterswoman reads her ballot paper before casting her vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Cairo November 28, 2011. Egyptians voted Monday in the first election since a popular revolt toppled Hosni Mubarak's one-man rule, showing new-found faith in the ballot box that may sweep long-banned Islamists into parliament even as army generals cling to power.ReutersPeople stand outside a polling station as they wait to cast their votes during parliamentary elections in Cairo.ReutersA woman reads her ballot paper before casting her vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election in CairoReutersA man casts his vote at a polling station during parliamentary elections in CairoReutersA man shows his ink stained finger after casting his vote at a polling station during parliamentary elections in CairoReutersPeople queue at a polling station as they wait to cast their votes during parliamentary elections in CairoReutersA man dips his finger in ink after casting a vote at a polling station during a parliamentary election in CairoReutersPresidential candidate Amr Moussa arrives to cast his vote at a polling station during a parliamentary election in CairoReutersAn Egyptian woman reads a ballot paper before casting her vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Cairo November 28, 2011. Egyptians queued up to vote on Monday in the first big test of a transition born in popular revolutionary euphoria that soured into distrust of the generals who replaced their master, Hosni Mubarak.ReutersAn Egyptian man casts his vote at a polling station during the first round of Parliamentary elections in Cairo on November 28, 2011.Reuters
Polls have opened Tuesday for the second day of voting in Egypt's parliamentary elections, the first since President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February.
Despite violent protests against the country's military rulers and calls for a boycott of the elections, the turnout for the first day was high, forcing the authorities to extend the voting by two hours.
Last week up to 40 protesters died during protests in Tahrir Square, but security fears did not prevent Egyptians from voting en masse, showing how determined they are to break away from years of dictatorship followed by months of frustration with the ruling Supreme Military Council, which took over from Mubarak.
Tuesday's vote is the second day of a series of votes expected to take place until January.
More than 50 parties are competing in the elections. The parliament is set to have a strong Islamist bloc with parties like the Justice and Freedom Party, a group set up in April with strong links to the Muslim Brotherhood set to do well. Liberal factions also expected to score well are the oldest Egyptian party, al-Wafd and Al-Masryeen al-Ahar (Free Egyptians Party.)
