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Live updates: Day 2 of parliamentary elections
Delays in opening committees continue amid relatively low voters' turnout
Published in Daily News Egypt on 19 - 10 - 2015

2:48 The voting has stopped for an hour and half in El-Shahed Naim school, polling station number 25 in Qena, due to a personal dispute between the head of the station and the nephew of one of the candidates.
2:50 Security forces in Minya arrested 10 persons in 3 neighborhoods, for being accused of leading the voters.
2:36 In Matrouh, in front of a polling station in Al-Madina street a dispute happened among some citizens and Nour party representative, as he was directing the citizens to elect Al-Nour party candidates.
2:19 The prime minister chancellor Rafaat Komsan announced that sorting operations for the first stage will start from 9 pm, in case of the voters non-existence in the polling stations.
12:39 The percentage of voters turnout increased in Alexandria governorate to the average, according to state media. The public sector was given half working day to facilitate the voting process.
12:47 Voting rates in Fayoum have gradually increased in the second day. It was also noted that there is a limited participation from the youth towards parliamentary elections, while a high participation shown from old people, operations room reported.
13:38 Forty-six polling stations did not start the election process as scheduled, due to the delay of some judges in two polls in Giza, Aswan and Luxor, 10 in Sohag and 30 in and Assiut.
12:47 Voting rates in Fayoum have gradually increased in the second day. It was also noted that there is a limited participation from the youth towards parliamentary elections, while a high participation shown from old people, operations room reported.
12:39 The percentage of voters turnout increased in Alexandria governorate to the average, according to state media. The public sector was given half working day to facilitate the voting process.
11:47: Violent clashes took place between two families in front of one of the voting committees in the Motamadiya neighbourhood of Kerdasa. Voting was suspended temporarily until the dispute was settled. State-run news agency MENA reported that security men were able to interfere to restore the security and the voting process.
Minor clashes were also witnessed between different candidates' supporters in the Al-Badrasheen district of Giza.
11:49: The operations room in Minya reported the absence of a judge on the second day of elections, at one of the schools in the Maghagha constituency. Meanwhile, the Behaira governorate saw the most delays in opening voting committees, and arrivals of judges.
11:32: A Giza based judge told MENA that the delay and lack of discipline in many voting committees is behind the low voters' turnout. The judge, who wished to remain anonymous, also said another judge excused himself from attending the voting process in the Naguib Mahfouz committee in Boulaq.
11:23: Egyptians abroad conclude the voting process on Monday with a "lower than average" turnout, according to ambassadors press statements.
10:27: Governor of Alexandria Hany El-Messairy announced that public transportation will be free of charge starting from 1 pm until 9 pm to facilitate travel for voters.
10:14: Two anonymous armed men fired bullets at one of the voting committees in the Tahta district of Ayat, no injuries reported.


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