Caireans wait to vote in historic Egypt election

Pete Muller / AP

Egyptians wait to cast their votes in front of an apartment block across from a polling center in the El Hamara neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, on May 24, 2012.

In a wide-open race that will define the nation's future political course, Egyptian voted Thursday on the second day of a landmark presidential election that will produce a successor to longtime authoritarian ruler Hosni Mubarak, The Associated Press reports.

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Voters lined up in Cairo to choose from five leading candidates: a socialist, two Islamists, and two with ties to former President Hosni Mubarak. NBC's Richard Engel reports.

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Good luck ....

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Reply#1 - Thu May 24, 2012 10:47 AM EDT

The Egyptian people need it.

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#1.1 - Thu May 24, 2012 1:06 PM EDT
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