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Egyptians Turn Out in Droves On Election's First Day

Despite the high turnout, the long lines stayed generally calm and organized on the second day of the Egyptian presidential. Although former prime minister and candidate Ahmed Shafiq was pelted with shoes and stones at a polling station Wednesday, disruptions remained minimal for such a charged event.
Army soldiers hold back a protester who tried to attack former prime minister and presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq as he is leaving a polling station, after casting his vote in Cairo May 23, 2012. Protesters threw stones and shoes at Egyptian presidential candidate Shafiq after he cast his ballot on Wednesday, taking aim at the former prime minister for serving under deposed leader Hosni Mubarak. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh  (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ELECTIONS MILITARY)

As voting continues in the second day of Egypt's presidential election, the air of celebration continues much as it was reported Wednesday [May 23, 2012] by Sophie Claudet:

In Maadi, a mixed posh and lower-middle class southern Cairo suburb, people queued up as early as 6 am, though voting stations didn't open until 8. Some openly discussed politics in the long line.

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