21:30 And the predictions are already coming in. An exit poll from the Egyptian Centre for Public Opinion Research (Baseera), commissioned by private satellite channel MBC Misr, puts former army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi firmly in the lead, with 95.3 percent of the votes–as compared to his rival, Hamdeen Sabahi, who secured only 4.7 percent. Voter turnout was at 47 percent, according to the poll. Baseera was granted permission to hold the exit poll from the Presidential Elections Commission (PEC), the judicial body supervising the election. 21:20Vote-counting has already started across Egypt, around 20 minutes after polling stations were scheduled to close. ----- An estimate of 14,000 polling stations nationwide have closed their doors, bringing the country closer to the announcement of its first president since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last summer. Despite refusal by the campaigns of both presidential candidates Hamdeen Sabahi and Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, the voting process which was initially slated to only last for two days – Monday and Tuesday – was extended for a third day, a decision that according to many was influenced by fears of a low turnout. Stay with Ahram Online through the night as we bring you blow-by-blow, station-by-station coverage as the results come in. The official results of the presidential election will be announced on 5 June. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/102437.aspx