# Cairo · 29 November 2011 > Photos and videos from Cairo on 29 November 2011. ## Facts - **What:** Cairo · 29 November 2011 (News story) - **Where:** [Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/location/cairo), [Luxor](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/location/luxor) - **When:** 2011-11-29 – 2011-11-30 - **Media:** 49 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes - **Credit:** © apaimages / Ahmed Asad, Ashraf Amra - **Licensing:** Editorial licenses on request: https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/pricing (sales@apa.atyaf.co). 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Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023688) — APA-PH-2011-023688 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023689) — APA-PH-2011-023689 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Army soldier stands guard as Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023690) — APA-PH-2011-023690 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra An Egyptian man walks outside a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023691) — APA-PH-2011-023691 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023692) — APA-PH-2011-023692 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra A child stands as Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023693) — APA-PH-2011-023693 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Army soldier stands guard as Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023694) — APA-PH-2011-023694 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Army soldier stands guard as Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023695) — APA-PH-2011-023695 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Army soldier stands guard as Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023696) — APA-PH-2011-023696 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Army soldier stands guard as Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023697) — APA-PH-2011-023697 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Army soldier stands guard as Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023698) — APA-PH-2011-023698 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023699) — APA-PH-2011-023699 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Army soldier stands guard as Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023700) — APA-PH-2011-023700 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Army soldier stands guard as Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023701) — APA-PH-2011-023701 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Army soldier stands guard as Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023711) — APA-PH-2011-023711 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptian volunteers help women find their polling station in Cairo, Egypt, on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023712) — APA-PH-2011-023712 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptian volunteers help women find their polling station in Cairo, Egypt, on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023713) — APA-PH-2011-023713 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra An Egyptian man stands outside a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians wait in line to vote at a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023714) — APA-PH-2011-023714 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra An Egyptian man walks outside a polling station in the Moqattam district of Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023715) — APA-PH-2011-023715 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra An Egyptian rides his donkey in Cairo, Egypt, on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023716) — APA-PH-2011-023716 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptians cast their ballot at a parliamentary polling station in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023717) — APA-PH-2011-023717 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptians cast their ballot at a parliamentary polling station in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023718) — APA-PH-2011-023718 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptians cast their ballot at a parliamentary polling station in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023719) — APA-PH-2011-023719 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra An Egyptian boy carries a tray of traditional bread in Cairo, Egypt, on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023720) — APA-PH-2011-023720 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra An Egyptian woman carries a tray of traditional bread on her head in Cairo, Egypt, on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023721) — APA-PH-2011-023721 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Army soldier helps an Egyptian woman to cast her ballot at a parliamentary polling station in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023722) — APA-PH-2011-023722 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptians cast their ballot at a parliamentary polling station in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023723) — APA-PH-2011-023723 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptians cast their ballot at a parliamentary polling station in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023724) — APA-PH-2011-023724 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptians cast their ballot at a parliamentary polling station in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023725) — APA-PH-2011-023725 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptians cast their ballot at a parliamentary polling station in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023726) — APA-PH-2011-023726 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptians cast their ballot at a parliamentary polling station in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023727) — APA-PH-2011-023727 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Army soldier helps an Egyptian woman to cast her ballot at a parliamentary polling station in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023728) — APA-PH-2011-023728 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Army soldier helps an Egyptian woman to cast her ballot at a parliamentary polling station in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023729) — APA-PH-2011-023729 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptians cast their ballot at a parliamentary polling station in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023730) — APA-PH-2011-023730 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptians stand outside their house in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023731) — APA-PH-2011-023731 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptian women sit outside their house in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023732) — APA-PH-2011-023732 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptian youths play table tennis outside their house in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023733) — APA-PH-2011-023733 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra Egyptians walk outside their house in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [Egyptians vote during election in Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023735) — APA-PH-2011-023735 · photo · 2011-11-29 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ashraf Amra An Egyptian man sits outside his house in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egypt hailed the start of its first post-revolution election as a triumph for democracy as more voters headed to the polls, boosting turn-out for a vote that had looked in doubt last week. Photo by Ashraf Amra - [the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023750) — APA-PH-2011-023750 · photo · 2011-11-30 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Election workers count ballots for the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Egypt's military rulers are taking credit for the strong turnout in the country's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, the head of the election commission proclaims that the turnout so far is "massive and unexpected. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023751) — APA-PH-2011-023751 · photo · 2011-11-30 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Election workers count ballots for the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Egypt's military rulers are taking credit for the strong turnout in the country's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, the head of the election commission proclaims that the turnout so far is "massive and unexpected. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023752) — APA-PH-2011-023752 · photo · 2011-11-30 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Election workers count ballots for the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Egypt's military rulers are taking credit for the strong turnout in the country's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, the head of the election commission proclaims that the turnout so far is "massive and unexpected. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023753) — APA-PH-2011-023753 · photo · 2011-11-30 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Election workers count ballots for the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Egypt's military rulers are taking credit for the strong turnout in the country's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, the head of the election commission proclaims that the turnout so far is "massive and unexpected. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023754) — APA-PH-2011-023754 · photo · 2011-11-30 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Election workers count ballots for the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Egypt's military rulers are taking credit for the strong turnout in the country's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, the head of the election commission proclaims that the turnout so far is "massive and unexpected. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023755) — APA-PH-2011-023755 · photo · 2011-11-30 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Egyptian soldiers collect sealed ballot boxes from polling stations to transfer them to the counting center at the end of the voting day in Cairo on November 29, 2011. Egyptians went to the polls today for a second day of voting in the first round in what is the first parliament elections since the February uprising. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023756) — APA-PH-2011-023756 · photo · 2011-11-30 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Election workers count ballots for the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Egypt's military rulers are taking credit for the strong turnout in the country's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, the head of the election commission proclaims that the turnout so far is "massive and unexpected. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023757) — APA-PH-2011-023757 · photo · 2011-11-30 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Election workers count ballots for the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Egypt's military rulers are taking credit for the strong turnout in the country's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, the head of the election commission proclaims that the turnout so far is "massive and unexpected. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023758) — APA-PH-2011-023758 · photo · 2011-11-30 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Election workers count ballots for the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Egypt's military rulers are taking credit for the strong turnout in the country's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, the head of the election commission proclaims that the turnout so far is "massive and unexpected. Photo by Ahmed Asad - [the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt](https://apa.atyaf.co/tr/photo/APA-PH-2011-023759) — APA-PH-2011-023759 · photo · 2011-11-30 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Ahmed Asad Election workers count ballots for the parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Egypt's military rulers are taking credit for the strong turnout in the country's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, the head of the election commission proclaims that the turnout so far is "massive and unexpected. Photo by Ahmed Asad