All 13,000 polling stations in Egypt are shutting their doors after two days of voting in Egypt's first genuine multi-candidate presidential elections. Earlier on Thursday, the electoral commission extended voting hours until 9pm . While some stations have already begun counting votes, others are still waiting until all remaining voters have cast their ballots. Military and police are on high alert to safeguard the ballot boxes throughout the counting process. The primary vote count will be performed by the electoral sub-committees inside the polling stations. Each sub-committee will inform the candidates' campaign offices of the total number of votes cast in their favour.
