Egypt elections enter second round

Egyptian voters are going to the polls for the second round in the country's lengthy post-revolution election process. The first round earlier this month was dominated by Islamist parties, with the party of the Muslim Brotherhood claiming around 47% of seats. Islamists are expected to build on their success in this round to win more seats in the lower house of parliament. The elections are the first since Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February. The aim is to elect a parliament which will then appoint a committee to draft a new constitution for the post-revolution era. Voting has been staggered over three months to allow each round to be carefully supervised by the judiciary. Wednesday's round is taking place in nine regions, including some outer districts of the capital, Cairo, and in more rural regions around the Nile Delta, traditionally a stronghold of political Islam. Polling stations opened at 08:00 local time (06:00 GMT) and voting will take place over two days.