Gallery: Egyptians go to polls for new president

Mursi, Fotouh and Sabahy are considered the leading candidates in the race.

By ELIEZER SHERMAN
Egyptians line up to vote in Egypt 370 (photo credit: Eliezer Sherman)
Egyptians line up to vote in Egypt 370
(photo credit: Eliezer Sherman)
Egyptian voters went to the polls in what is being touted as the country's first free presidential election.

The momentous event came after a popular revolt swept President Hosni Mubarak from power 15 months ago.The absence of reliable opinion polls makes the election particularly difficult to predict. Mohamed Mursi, Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh and Hamdeen Sabahy are considered the three leading candidates in the race.
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