CAIRO, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of angry protesters who didn't want to see a new Egyptian president from the former leadership set fire Monday night at the headquarters of Ahmed Shafiq's campaign Dokki district in the Egyptian capital of Cairo.
Shafiq, who used to be the prime minister of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, ranked second in the first round of Egypt's historical presidential poll.
Thousands of activists flocked to Cairo's Tahrir square to show their anger over the final results of the elections which took place last week, demanding the authority to disqualify Shafiq's candidacy.
Some protestors smashed the content of the headquarter building and set it ablaze, official news agency MENA reported.
Around 11:30 p.m. (2130 GMT), firefighters managed to put out the fire. No casualties were reported. A number of suspects were arrested, MENA reported.
Chairman of the Higher Presidential Election Commission (HPEC), Farouk Sultan, told a press conference here on Monday that among the 12 candidates, Muslim Brotherhood's candidate Mohamed Morsi and Shafiq led the contest, garnering 5.765 million and 5.505 million votes respectively.
CAIRO, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood's candidate Mohamed Morsi and ex-Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq entered the run-off round in June of the historic presidential vote after the fall of ex-leader Hosni Mubarak, the Higher Presidential Election Commission (HPEC) announced Monday.
Chairman of the HPEC, Farouk Sultan, told a press conference here on Monday that around 46 percent of Egypt's 50 million eligible voters cast their votes in the election's first round. Full story
CAIRO, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate Mohamed Morsi will compete with ex-prime minister Ahmed Shafiq in the run-off vote in June, results released by state media showed on Saturday.
So far, there have been differences about the exact number of votes which each candidate won, as initial results are expected to be announced on Sunday by the Higher Presidential Elections Commission. Full story
CAIRO, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Egypt on Thursday night wrapped up the first presidential election since Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year.
Polling stations generally closed at 9:00 p.m. (1900 GMT) Thursday after the Higher Presidential Election Commission (HPEC) decided to extend one hour, with some electoral centers remaining open till the last voter in long queues finished their voting. Full story
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