{{Millions of voters are casting ballots across Egypt to choose a new president, for the second time in two years.}}<\/p>\n
A huge security operation has been mounted by police and the military, amid fear of attacks by militants seeking to disrupt the polls.<\/p>\n
Former army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, who deposed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi last year, is standing against left-wing candidate Hamdeen Sabahi.<\/p>\n
Mr Sisi is forecast to win by a comfortable margin.<\/p>\n
The elections are being held across two days, with unofficial results expected hours after polls close.<\/p>\n
Shortly after polls opened, Mr Sisi cast his vote at a polling station in Heliopolis, Cairo, amid a throng of reporters and spectators.<\/p>\n
“The Egyptians are coming out to write their history and chart their future,” said the 59-year-old, dressed in a dark suit and tie.<\/p>\n
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