#EgyElections day two - polls reopen after record turnout #29Nov
Polling stations were open once more across Egypt as voters took part in the country's first election since Hosni Mubarak stepped down in February. Follow live coverage on Guardian.co.uk. This Storify will be updated.
- Tweeters in Egypt awoke expecting big queues and long waits to cast their vote:
Heading to ElMekanekya school putting my headphones on & hoping it won't be a long queue this time :) #EgyElections
Going to pick my brother up from the airport and then taking him to vote. Hell yeah every voice counts. #EgyElections- Many voters - and businesses - are still seeing the lighter side of the queues:
Respect toTBS: they're offering free cupcakes & croissants to voters! TBS = The Best Shop :-) #EgyElections t.co/M26ItUUy
Funny symbol spotted after published post on hilarious party symbols. This one "cuts corruption". #EgyElections http://pic.twitter.com/BI1wwyQF- Online activist Ramy Raoof, who has been documenting events in Egypt online throughout the country's uprising and regime change, got in line:
- Al Jazeera's team on the ground are reporting on polling station activity away from Cairo in Egypt's villages:
- There have been mixed reports online about lower voter turnout on day two of the elections:
@ nobar school there are hardly 5 people inside workers assure me station will not close early though #egyelections
The most amazing thing that it took me about 3 secs to vote! There was no Long queue or anything, it was just me actually. LOL #egyelections- Chaos in EinShams station!Voting started at 1:30 pm! Army unable 2 control angry women #egyelections t.co/fl6wrY04
- Initial reports of voter turnout for day one have been released by the Muslim Brotherhood and details of interest in the vote online are also coming out:
Min of Admin Dev: The site elections2011.eg received more than 22 million inquiries #EgyElections- In what could be seen as a symbol of why these elections are so significant for many Egyptians, journalist Derek Stoffel posts this picture:
This school was used exclusively as a polling stn for Mubarak in previous elections. Now open to all. #EgyElections http://pic.twitter.com/xaLpfBDd
OK let's throw this open - anyone know if Mubarak can vote? And if so who do you think he'd vote for? @DerekStoffelCBC @evanchill- For more Guardian coverage of events in Egypt follow our live blog and tweets from @hackneylad, @matthew_weaver and @@haroonsiddique.
