Large numbers of Egyptians turned out to vote on Monday in the first elections since former President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown in February.

Polling stations have been ordered to open for two more hours to cope with a higher than expected turnout in the country's first elections since the fall of Hosni Mubarak.
A call to boycott the poll was widely ignored as voters queued for hours to cast their vote.

There had been fears the vote might be delayed after deadly protests against the interim military rulers who replaced Mubarak.

There were numerous reports of problems at the polling stations and allegations of voting violations.

The electoral authorities received hundreds of complaints amid reports of vote buying in some areas.

The main problems appeared to be delays in the delivery of ballot papers to some polling stations and the late arrival of judges appointed to oversee the ballot. A rule against campaigning on election day was widely flouted.

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