A woman gestures as an army soldier guards a polling station

Army soldiers guard a polling station as a woman waits to cast her vote

A soldier stands guard in front of a polling station

An election worker waits for voters at a polling station

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Egyptians queue up at a polling station in downtown

Egyptian soldiers check bags as people arrive at a polling station in downtown Cairo on March 27, 2018

A man dances as women sing national songs in front of a polling station

Women wait to vote in front of a polling station

An Egyptian man casts his vote at a polling station in downtown Cairo on March 27, 2018,

Egyptian security forces stand outside a polling station in Cairo's Saida Zeinab neighbourhood on March 27, 2018,

An elderly Egyptian man arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in Cairo's central Abdin neighbourhood on March 27, 2018,

A member of the security forces directs people in a queue outside a polling station in downtown Cairo on March 27, 2018,

Egyptians queue up at a polling station in downtown Cairo on March 27, 2018,

An Egyptian stains his finger in ink after casting his vote at a polling station in Cairo's central Abdin neighbourhood on March 27, 2018