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In Pictures: Egypt’s presidential campaigns
Campaigning heats up as Egyptians prepare to cast their ballots in the first round of the election.
A billboard with former Arab League General-Secretary and candidate Amr Moussa looms over a highway in Cairo. The first round of Egypt’s upcoming elections will take place on May 23 and 24, with a runoff scheduled for June 16 and 17 if no candidate clears 50 per cent of the vote.
By
Al Jazeera Staff
Published On 17 May 2012
17 May 2012
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Mohamed Morsi, the head of the Muslim Brotherhood(***)s Freedom and Justice Party, welcomes his supporters during a campaign event. The Brotherhood(***)s deputy chairman, Khairat El-Shater, had also submitted a bid for candidacy but was disqualified on legal grounds.
Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, a former Muslim Brotherhood member who is running as an independent, gives the thumbs-up to supporters during a campaign event in Cairo.
Ahmed Shafiq is greeted by the crowds. A recent survey, published in the independent newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm on May 16, showed Shafiq, Hosni Mubarak(***)s last premier, topping opinion polls.
Mohamed Selim al-Awa, running as an independent, waves at the crowd during a campaign rally. Al-Awa is one of thirteen candidates vying for the presidency.
Supporters of Mohamed Morsi wave posters of him that read "Mohamed Morsi for Egyptian presidency" during a rally in Cairo.
Amr Moussa greets a supporter after presenting his programme during a public press conference at Ezbat el-Heggana.
Moussa, right, and Aboul Fotouh shake hands during Egypt(***)s first-ever televised presidential debate, a four-hour long event in which the contenders focused on their past records.
A man walks past posters of candidates Hamdeen Sabahi, the leader of the Dignity Party, and Aboul Fotouh, below.
Supporters of Morsi hold posters of the candidate to form a human chain that extended over a distance of 40km in Cairo.