Egyptians were voting on Thursday for the second day in a gripping presidential election, in which candidates are pitting stability against the ideals of the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak’s rule. Small queues formed outside polling stations after they opened at 0600 GMT, with voting expected to gain momentum during the day after authorities declared Thursday a public holiday to allow public sector employees to cast their ballots. Results from the first round of voting are not expected before the weekend.
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