The two surviving candidates in Egypt’s presidential election have appealed for support from voters who rejected them as polarising extremists in the first round, as they faced a new challenge from the third runner-up.

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

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood candidate has won a spot in a run-off election, according to partial results from the country’s first genuinely competitive presidential election.

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.

Riot police fought with voters, firing tear gas and bullets that killed one person, as the state barred polling stations in opposition strongholds in the third and final round of Egypt's legislative elections.