A group of protestors has set fire to the campaign headquarters of one of the two Egyptian presidential politicians facing each other in a run-off that will decide a new leader after last year’s popular uprising.

The third runner-up in Egypt’s presidential race today called for a partial vote recount, citing violations.

The Muslim Brotherhood quickly staked a claim for its candidate to advance to a run-off vote in Egypt's, landmark presidential election, saying its exit polls showed him leading.

Egyptians are voting on the second day of a landmark presidential election that will produce a successor to long-time authoritarian ruler Hosni Mubarak.

Egypt’s presidential race is boiling down to a contest between Hosni Mubarak’s former foreign minister and two Islamists with strong bases of support after the election commission released the final list of 13 candidates today.