Egyptians cast their ballots on Wednesday in the second day of the final round aimed at choosing the first parliament since the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.

Egyptians cast their ballots on Wednesday in the second day of the final round aimed at choosing the first parliament since the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.

Polling stations opened at 8:00 am (0600 GMT) the Nile Delta provinces of Qaliubiya, Gharbiya and Daqahliya; the New Valley province; the southern governorates of Minya and Qena; the border province of Matruh; and in North and South Sinai.

The third and final two-day round of the elections got off to a sluggish start on Tuesday, with only small queues forming outside polling stations throughout the day.
Voters are required to have three votes -- two for individual candidates and one for a party or coalition -- for the 498 elected seats in the lower house of parliament.

The ruling military council which took power when Mubarak was ousted in February will nominate a further 10 MPs.
Islamic parties are likely to forester their win they have achieved in the last two rounds which began in other parts of the country on November 28. 

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has repeatedly pointed to the elections as proof of its intention to hand the reins to a civilian government.