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Egypt poised for prez poll
PTI
Last Updated IST

After three weeks of hectic campaigning that included unprecedented public debates and exchanges, Egypt’s presidential contenders crossed their fingers on Monday for a two-day electoral silence, before a historic election decides the country’s first non-military president.

A total of 13 candidates are in fray to become Hosni Mubarak’s democratic successor but the final race boils down to five names — Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Mursi, former foreign minister and secularist Amr Moussa, former prime minister Ahmad Shafiq, Islamist moderate Abdel Moneim Abul Futouh and Left-leaning nationalist Hamdeen Sabahi.

While the first round of voting will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, a run off will follow on June 16, 17, if any single candidate fails to win an outright majority.

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(Published 22 May 2012, 00:06 IST)