Egypt voter turnout hits record 62 percent

Egypt voter turnout hits record 62 percent
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Summary Egyptian election commissions says turnout in first-round parliament vote has hit record 62 percent.

Turnout in the opening phase of Egypts first post-revolution election was 62 percent, the highest in the countrys history, election commission Abdel Moez Ibrahim head announced on Friday.The figure for voting on Monday and Tuesday in a third of the countrys provinces was lower than an estimate from Egypts ruling military leadership of 70 percent given earlier this week.

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