14:11 Head of Military Police General Hamdy Badeen went to inspect a polling station in Helwan. 14:12 The operations room in the Ministry of Interior said voting in all polling stations went well in the nine participating governorates in the first round of elections, adding that they received no complaints regarding the securing of the ballot boxes. 16:04 Supporters of candidates reputed to be former NDP members clashed with Freedom and Justice Party supporters outside polling stations in the Khalifa district. Both were trying to distribute campaign material for their respective candidates. 16:49 The presiding judge in the Rod al-Farag polling station decided to close the station after one woman ripped all the voters' ballot cards. He called in police and filed a report on the incident. The woman responsible claimed she had a nervous breakdown and did it accidentally, adding that she had only gone to vote to avoid the 500 EGP fine imposed upon non-voters. 16:51 Freedom and Justice party supporters distributed juice boxes to voters in the Rod al-Farag polling station. 16:54 The Freedom and Justice Party have reportedly received the majority of votes in North Cairo, followed by The Egyptian Bloc. 16:55 On the second day of elections, most polling stations reported operations went smoothly, despite the Judges club receiving several complaints about infractions. 16:57 Thugs stormed the el-Rewai School polling station in the al-Moski neighborhood of Cairo, attempting to halt the voting process and terrorize voters. The monitoring judge stopped the voting process until the situation was under control inside the school. He also called military police and security forces to police the stations to protect voters. 16:57 Some Freedom and Justice Party supporters distributed juice and chips among voters in the Rod al-Farag polling station in Cairo. There are two girls supporting the party standing at every station convincing voters to vote for the party. 14:03 Operation Room of Judges Club received a complaint from a judge supervising elections in Helwan that one party's representatives attempted to convince voters inside the polling station to vote for his party, which prompted the representative's expulsion from the station by the judge. Officials refused to name the party related to the mentioned representative, while sources said the representative affiliates to the Freedom and Justice Party. 14:15 Voters participating in the electoral process on Tuesday strongly decreased in Rod al-Farag. Three polling stations were delayed in starting as the representatives of candidates were an hour late. Campaigning by the Freedom and Justice Party also decreased on Tuesday. 14:17 Helwan witnessed a weak turnout of voters on Tuesday, as a judge told Youm7 that voters had participated intensively in voting on Monday. 14:23 Security forces prevented voters with electoral advertisements for the Freedom and Justice Party in Torah from entering the polling stations, which led to verbal clashes between the voters and security forces. 14:24 Electoral campaigns for the Freedom and Justice Party, al-Nour Party and the Egyptian Bloc continued in Cairo, violating the Supreme Electoral Committee's decision to ban such campaigns during the electoral process. Members of the Freedom and Justice Party guided voters to their polling stations. 14:03 Nasserist party candidate Mohamed al-Nafrawy announced his withdrawal from the elections in response to what he described as violations that happened in yesterday's first day of voting and turning the electoral process in to a religious war between Christians with the Egyptian Bloc and Muslims with the al-Nour and Freedom and Justice parties. 14:10 Mokattam polling stations were relatively calm for the second and last day of voting in the elections' first phase. Voter numbers decreased, queues disappeared from in front of some polling stations, especially at the Mokattam Secondary School, and security forces that were out in force yesterday dwindled. 2:56 p.m Army reinforcements were sent to the Refaa el-Tahtawy School after female voters broke down a gate protecting the polling station. 2:48 p.m In an attempt to prevent voter fraud, youth from the Muslim Brotherhood counted voters in front of the polling stations in the Roda al-Farag district. 2:37 p.m Hundreds of femal voters in Matereya broke down the gate to the Refaa el-Tahtawy School to gain access to the polling station after waiting for hours outside the gate. The security forces threatened the voters over a loudspeaker and the military was forced to intervene to protect the polling station. 2:36 p.m The polling station at the Belal Primary School in Sharbeia descended into chaos after a presiding judge failed to show up for three hours after polls were scheduled to open. The station was merged into another district. 01:40 p.m Polling stations in Bab al-Sheiria today saw low numbers of voters after being open for three hours. Voting began at 8:00 a.m. Military forces earlier removed campaign materials from the station. 01:39 p.m The al-Khalifa constituency is seeing notable turnout. The security forces intensified their presence in front of the polling stations to secure the integrity of the process. 01:36 p.m The military police beefed up its security presence in the eighth constituency in Cairo, which includes the Helwan, Maadi, Torah, Basatin and May 15 neighborhoods. The security forces were attempting to prevent the chaos that ensued yesterday in these constituencies. 01:29 p.m The polling station on Mohamed Mahmoud is experiencing weak turnout. Director of the station Huda Barakat expects that the number of voters will increase after 2:00 p.m., claiming that most residents work in the morning. 01:29 p.m Maadi monitoring Judge Abdul Rahman Hassis was admitted to the hospital after fainting from exhaustion in a polling station. Another judge filled his role. 01:27 p.m Verbal altercations ensued after security forces prevented journalists from entering a polling station in Ramses despite them possessing licenses issued by the High Elections Commission to cover the event. 12:25 p.m Supporters of other candidates in Masr el-Qadima, Dar el-Salam, Sayeda Zeinab and Moquatam are also distributing campaign materials. 12:23 p.m Supporters of independent candidates Mohamed Wahab Allah and Mohamed Farag distributed publications in Dar-al-Salam in front of a polling station, violating the decision issued by The High Elections Commission to ban campaigning for 48 hours before elections. 12:23 p.m Supporters of independent candidates Mohamed Wahab Allah and Mohamed Farag were reportedly distributing campaign brochures to voters outside a polling station in Dar el-Salam. 12:22 p.m A number of voters were upset that polling stations opened late on the second day of voting due to the absence of ballot boxes. 12:22 p.m Candidate of the al-Nour Party submitted a complaint against the High Elections Commission, accusing it of delaying the opening of polling stations in Helwan. He said that the Helwan School did not open until 2:00 PM. 12:21 p.m Vice President of The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, Samy Anan, visited a number of poll stations in New Cairo and Nozha on Tuesday. He watched the electoral process firsthand and inspected the security at the polling stations. 12:21 p.m Polling stations are calm today despite the high numbers of voters. The Egyptian army is securing the polling stations, and consequently polling stations have not been plagued by thugs. Popular committees are also helping to guard the polling stations and are cleaning the areas where queues are gathering. 12:10 p.m There is a significant drop in voter numbers in Basateen. Some candidates are providing minibuses to transport their voters, including some from the deposed National Democratic Party, reportedly. 11:57 a.m Sixteen of 22 polling stations in Egyptian governorates opened today after being shut down due to lack of voting cards and judges' late arrivals. 11:56 a.m The military police organized units to remove campaign posters from polling stations in Abdeen. 11:44 a.m The influx of voters increased in the second and final day of the first round of parliamentary elections today, which led some electoral commissions to demand extra boxes. Dr Ahmed Qenawy, a member of the operation room in the Judges Club, said that the room received 5 complaints that there are 5 subsidiary commissions in which the boxes were completely filled during the first two hours of voting today. 11:44 a.m Police forces in the al-Sahel station today transported empty electoral boxes to the commissions due to a heavy turnout in the area. 11:30 a.m Supporters of the Salafist al-Nour Party and Freedom and Justice Party continue to distribute leaflets to voters in El Moskee while encouraging them to vote for their candidates. 11:30 a.m Supporters from the al-Nour Party and the Freedom and Justice Party distributed leaflets at Cairo polling stations. 11:29 a.m Some clashes erupted between voters erupted in front of the El Khansaa School polling station in Ain Shams after some youths attempted to jump the queue. Police stepped in and quelled the disturbance. 11:22 a.m Polling stations in Qasr el-Nil, in Cairo's sixth constituency, were relatively empty, especially at the Tallat Harb School. The reason for low voter turnout may be because voter turnout is believe to have reached up to 90 percent in some areas on Monday. The number of votes at polling stations in Qasr el-Nil reached 136,470 votes. 11:19 a.m A member of the Freedom and Justice Party's Awareness Committee clashed with voters in the Basateen region. Other citizens and FJP supporters interfered and ended the clash quickly. 11:17 a.m Ballots boxes in Maadi are full; judges there have decided to suspend voting until new ballot boxes arrive. 11:15 a.m There is a slow trickle of voters in Abdeen today after an unexpected high turnout yesterday. Several verbal altercations between security forces and voters took place in front of the polling station after the doors were closed. 11:09 a.m Lines are forming outside polling stations in the Helwan region due to late judges. 11:02 a.m Mataria polling station witnessed serious demand on the second day of Egyptian parliamentary elections. Polling stations opened on time and appear stable. Police forces patrol outside polling stations, while military forces keep security inside polling stations. 10:56 a.m There is a marked decrease in the number of voters at the Masr el-Gedida polling station, which Judge Ahmed Mekled attributes to the fact that roughly 70 percent of voters cast ballots yesterday. 10:55 a.m Zamalek polling stations opened precisely at 8:00 a.m. Yesterday Zamalek stations opened late. 10:47 a.m A number of Egyptian Bloc candidates distributed KFC meals to voters in Bolaq Aboul-Ila, which some saw as bribery. Some voters expressed anger over the incident. 10:38 a.m New Cairo voters came out in sparse numbers in the first hours of voting this morning. Police and security forces are out to secure the stations. 10:37 a.m A number of al-Nour Party supporters are calling on voters outside polling stations to vote for their candidates as well as the individual candidate on the Freedom and Justice Party ticket in al-Basateen. 10:25 a.m Security forces organized voters in Monshaet Nasser to prevent line cutting and election coercion. Older Egyptians reportedly thanked the military and security forces for securing and organizing the process. 10:22 a.m The Freedom and Justice and al-Nour Parties allegedly are intensifying their electioneering outside polling stations, in violation of electoral rules. 10:13 a.m Polling stations in Sayeda Zeinab opened this morning amidst heavy security presence. 10:03 a.m Clashes erupted between voters and members of the Freedom and Justice Party at the Sayeda Aesha School in Rod El Farag in North Cairo. The Freedom and Justice Party supporters were allegedly distributing Party leaflets outside the polling station, angering some of the waiting voters. Some accused the Party of attempting to influence voters, particularly women. Tens of female supporters of the Freedom and Justice Party were seen outside the polling station at Ahmed Abdel Aziz School attempting to convince voters to cast their ballots for the Party. 9:55 a.m Polling stations in Manshet Nasser and Gamalia are seeing serious demand this morning. Judges opened the polling stations one hour after they were scheduled to commence. 9:45 a.m Ballot boxes for al-Syeda Aesha School in Rod El Farag finally arrived. Police forces are securing the area and organizing voters so as to prevent the disturbances that occurred yesterday at the station. 9:43 a.m Tens of voters demonstrated in front of al-Kamal School in Helwan to protest the absence of judges or monitors, which prevented the citizens from casting ballots. One official reported that some voters had left due to delays. 09:43 a.m Eighteen schools in Maadi reported trouble as judges have yet to arrive at the polling stations. There is also a lack of ballot boxes and phosphoric ink at stations 102 and 103 in Qawmeya School. 09:41 a.m Polling stations in Aim Shams reported delays for the second day. The stations were supposed to open at 8:00 a.m. 09:38 a.m Huge numbers arrived at polling stations, except for Khaled Ibn el-Waleed and Sheikh Khattab el-Sobky Schools, for the second day of voting in the East Cairo region of Dar el-Ahmar The chancellors for the Souq el-Selaah and El Refaee Schools arrived late. Campaigns are continuing outside polling stations, reportedly. 9:15 a.m The numbers of voters showing up for the second day at polling stations is markedly lower in North Cairo. Crowds of female voters were seen massing at polling stations, particularly Sayeda Aisha. Stations opened slightly late this morning as candidates' delegates arrived late. Some youth from the Freedom and Justice Party sat on the sidewalk outside the Rod El Farag polling station to protect ballot boxes. 8:00 a.m Polls opened today in Egyptian governorates handling the second day of the first round of parliamentary elections. The Supreme Electoral Committee yesterday vowed to correct mistakes, including delays, that somewhat marred yesterday's round of voting.
