Spokesperson for High Elections Committee (HEC), Omar Marwan said a total of 36, 545 voters had cast their ballots abroad, around 6000 votes more than the first phase of the ongoing elections that is due to end Monday 6 am. At home, the first day of the elections across 13 governorates ended Sunday 9 pm amid voter turnout bigger than that of the first phase, HEC and local observers announced. The governorates include Cairo, Qaliubiya, Dakahlia, Menoufia, Gharbia, Kafr El Sheikh, Al Sharqia, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, North Sinai and South Sinai governorates. Several international delegations from Uruguay, African Union, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Zimbabwe and Cameroon have monitored the polling process. Independent reports said the size of electoral propaganda reached EGP20 billion with violations committed. Mr. Marawan declared that 128 violations were witnessed and referred to General Prosecution. Nearly 17 thousand judges have supervised the electoral process. Egyptian Judges Club's operations room spokesperson, Mohamed Abdou Saleh announced no complaints had been received and polling was "going smoothly". More than 160 thousand conscripts have been deployed all over the 13 governorates to secure poll stations. Electronic gates and explosives detectors have been installed as part of the security measures taken to secure the electoral process. In Belkas city, northeast of Cairo, unidentified gunmen opened fire at a poll station with no injuries reported. Police sources said security measures had been tightened to arrest the shooters. Egypt's Ministry of Health said 27 injuries have been reported over the first day of elections, mostly breathlessness, loss of consciousness, bloody vomiting and high blood pressure.
