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 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.