Egyptians holding national flags smile and pose as they arrive to cast their votes for the presidential election at the Egyptian embassy in Riyadh May 15, 2014. (REUTERS)
A preliminary count shows that by 1pm on Saturday, 170,000 Egyptian expats had voted so far in the presidential elections in embassies across the world, the Egyptian foreign ministry’s official spokesperson said.
The turnout, according to the foreign ministry, exceeds that of January's constitutional referendum by 150%.
The expat voting, which started on Thursday, will end on Sunday at 9pm.
Voting in Egypt will take place on 26 and 27 May.
The presidential race features just two candidates: former army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Nasserist politician Hamdeen Sabahi.
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