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Election day in the Delta

Snapshots from the Nile Delta governorate of Beheira during the presidential runoff in Egypt.

Voting in Beheira — Women casting their votes inside the polling station.

With the country’s politics in turmoil and increasingly polarised, Egyptians have voted in a presidential runoff that pits the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate against the last prime minister appointed by deposed president Hosni Mubarak.

Some observers reported low turnout throughout the country on Saturday and a notable absence of voter queues, though at least one group, the Egyptian Alliance for Election Monitoring, said the crowds were larger than those during the first round of voting in May.

These photos are from Damanhour, in Beheira, a governorate in Egypt’s Nile Delta.

Voting in Beheira — A woman drops her ballot into the box.

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Voting in Beheira — The ink that(***)s used to mark voters(***) fingers.

Voting in Beheira — A man flips through the voter rolls.

Voting in Beheira — A woman drops her ballot into the box.

Voting in Beheira — Signing in to vote.

Voting in Beheira — A woman casts her vote in Damanhour.

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Voting in Beheira — Inking her finger.

Voting in Beheira — An overwhelming number of voters early Saturday were women, according to monitoring groups.

Voting in Beheira — The elderly also reportedly turned out in large numbers.

Voting in Beheira — Voter rolls were posted at each polling station.

Voting in Beheira — Voter rolls were posted at each polling station.

Voting in Beheira — Signing in to vote.

Voting in Beheira — Signing in to vote.

Voting in Beheira — Signing in to vote.

Voting in Beheira — The ballot box.

Voting in Beheira — Voter rolls were posted at each polling station.

Voting in Beheira — Outside the polling station.

Voting in Beheira — Casting his ballot.

High security — Various branches of the military and the civilian security services guarded polling stations.

Walking in — A voter checks his mobile phone before entering the polling station.

Showing off — A voter in Damanhour shows off his newly-inked finger.

Inside the polling station — Inside a polling station in Damanhour.

Showing off — A voter in Damanhour shows off his newly-inked finger.

Checking the voter rolls — Checking the voter rolls.

Outside the polling station — Outside the polling station, again showing off.