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  1. #Egypt presidential candidates allege vote fraud ow.ly/bbWjI about 9 hours ago via HootSuite
  2. @aastanley, govs are appointed by the prez of Egypt and serves at the president's discretion 3:12 AM May 26th via HootSuite in reply to aastanley
  3. A run-off of #Egypt's election to be held June 16-17. ow.ly/bakFx 11:54 PM May 25th via HootSuite
  4. Ballots are still being counted, and the final results of the first round are due Tuesday in #Egypt ow.ly/bakBP 11:50 PM May 25th via HootSuite
  5. #Egypt Muslim Brotherhood seeks presidential poll allies ow.ly/bakzh 11:48 PM May 25th via HootSuite
  6. Abdel Moneim Abouel Fottouh is leading the polls at 26 percent, followed closely by the Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsy, 25... 11:00 PM May 24th via HootSuite
  7. Voting confirmed analysts' suspicions that only five of the thirteen candidates face the possibility of advancing into a run-off in... 10:57 PM May 24th via HootSuite
  8. Unless one of the 13 candidates achieves more than 50 percent of the vote, runoff elections are expected for 16 and 17 June in #Egypt... 10:55 PM May 24th via HootSuite
  9. Governors will resign after new president is elected in #Egypt ow.ly/b8lQd 1:15 PM May 24th via HootSuite
  10. Counting starts in many governorates in #Egypt In Arment School in Luxor: Abo El Fotoh 228, Morsy 191, Moussa: 122, Shafik: 94, Sabahy:... 1:09 PM May 24th via HootSuite
  11. Out of some 53 million eligible voters, tens of millions are thought to have voted in Egypt’s presidential elections. ow.ly/b8dYG 11:48 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  12. Elections commission head estimates 40 percent turnout in #Egypt Elections ow.ly/b8dBV 11:44 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  13. No official complaints regarding the safety of ballot boxes overnight in #Egypt's presidential election. ow.ly/b7H2v 7:02 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  14. #Egypt:Class divisions emerge in Alexandria vote ow.ly/b7vFd 5:00 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  15. Voting off to slow start for second day of elections in #Egypt 4:56 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  16. A national holiday has been declared in #Egypt to allow public employees to cast their ballot. ow.ly/b7s4i 4:08 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  17. Turnout among #Egypt's 50 million eligible voters is expected to be higher on Today ow.ly/b7rQf 4:03 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  18. #Egypt:Polls reopened on Thursday at 8am local time (06:00 GMT) and are expected to close by 8pm (18:00 GMT). ow.ly/b7fBA 12:08 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  19. #Egypt: National Assembly for Democracy Notes Violations in Egypt's Election ow.ly/b7f1k 11:52 PM May 23rd via HootSuite