Egypt Goes To The Polls For A Second Day To Elect A New President

Voters scanned registration lists on Saturday outside a polling place in Shibin al-Kom. Adam Ferguson for The New York Times

Egyptians Return To Polls For A Second Day -- New York Times

CAIRO — Egyptians turned out at the polls in lower-than-expected numbers again Sunday for the second day of the runoff to choose their first president since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, a sign of a low morale and lack of enthusiasm as military rulers tightened their grip on the government.

“The beginning ... the boycott wins,” read Sunday’s headline in the independent newspaper Al Shorouk, referring to a campaign by secular activists to reject the legitimacy of the elections and the choice of candidates.

The low turnout may also have reflected dissatisfaction with the choice of candidates left in the runoff, two radically different faces of the past: Ahmed Shafik, a former air force general and stalwart of former President Hosni Mubarak who promised to restore order and thwart the rise of an Islamist theocracy, or Mohamed Morsi, a veteran of the once-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood campaigning as a defender of the revolution against a return of the Mubarak-era autocracy.

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More News On Egypt's Presidential Election

Egypt Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Egypt votes for 2nd day to pick Mubarak successor -- AP
Anxiety as Egypt's presidency vote nears end -- Reuters
Egypt votes on final day of presidential election -- AFP
Egyptians vote in second day of elections; turnout low -- Washington Post
Egyptians vote in second day of presidential election runoff -- The Guardian
Egypt presidential election votes cast on final day -- BBC
Egypt votes for new leader -- UPI
Egypt presidential elections: choice between Muslim Brotherhood and the Mubarak era -- The Telegraph

My Comment: Reports are indicating a low turnout. If true ... this goes in favor of the Muslim Brotherhood 'candidate' and the ability of the organization to get out the vote.