"Turnout in the opening phase of Egypt's first post-revolution election was 62 per cent, election commission head Abdel Moez Ibrahim says.
"Turnout is 62 per cent. It's the highest turnout in the history of Egypt," he said, adding that 8.5 million people had cast their ballots.
The figure for voting on Monday and Tuesday in a third of the country's provinces was lower than an estimate from Egypt's ruling military leadership of 70 per cent given earlier this week.
Under the highly complex system being used, voters were required to pass three votes: two for individual candidates and one for a party.
Ibrahim gave a number of results for the individual contests, the vast majority of which will go into a run-off next week because no candidate gained an outright majority."
"Turnout is 62 per cent. It's the highest turnout in the history of Egypt," he said, adding that 8.5 million people had cast their ballots.
The figure for voting on Monday and Tuesday in a third of the country's provinces was lower than an estimate from Egypt's ruling military leadership of 70 per cent given earlier this week.
Under the highly complex system being used, voters were required to pass three votes: two for individual candidates and one for a party.
Ibrahim gave a number of results for the individual contests, the vast majority of which will go into a run-off next week because no candidate gained an outright majority."
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