"Hasan Mosbah sat in front an old computer monitor watching videos of Egyptian youth clashing with police officers. The 60-year-old, owner of a small café down a dusty Alexandria side street, was having trouble deciding who to vote for.
It was near noon in the coastal city - three hours north of Cairo - and polls had been open for four hours. People had gathered just after dawn, with queues stretching hundreds of meters from polling stations dotted throughout the city.
"This is my first free election," Mosbah said.
"I have no objection to the religious parties, but many people have made politics the same as religion. They say that if you are a Muslim you must vote for the Islamists and if you are secular, you must vote for the secularists. I'll vote for I want.""
It was near noon in the coastal city - three hours north of Cairo - and polls had been open for four hours. People had gathered just after dawn, with queues stretching hundreds of meters from polling stations dotted throughout the city.
"This is my first free election," Mosbah said.
"I have no objection to the religious parties, but many people have made politics the same as religion. They say that if you are a Muslim you must vote for the Islamists and if you are secular, you must vote for the secularists. I'll vote for I want.""
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