The counselor of an electoral commission opens the ballot box to start the vote count after the final day in Egypt's presidential election. (photo: Mai Shaheen)
The vote count gets underway at a polling centre. (photo: Mai Shaheen)
Votes in favour of presidential candidate Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi. (photo: Mai Shaheen)
And a ballot for El-Sisi's rival, Nasserist candidate Hamdeen Sabahi. (photo: Mai Shaheen)
Vote counting at a polling centre in the Cairo district of Sayeda Zeinab on Wednesday. (photo: Mai Shaheen)
Bundled ballots after the vote count. (photo: Mai Shaheen)
A woman counts votes at a polling centre in Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo, on Wednesday. (photo: Mai Shaheen)
A vote for Nasserist candidate Hamdeen Sabahi. (photo: Mai Shaheen)
And a vote for Egypt's ex-army chief, Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi. (photo: Mai Shaheen)
More vote counting in Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo, on Wednesday. (photo: Mai Shaheen)
The vote count continues at a polling centre in Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo. (photo: Mai Shaheen)
Ballots stacked up and sorted at a polling centre in Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo, on Wednesday. (photo: Mai Shaheen)