Egyptians voting for president

After short-listing the two candidates who got the most votes in first round of elections last month, voters will today be choosing between Mohammed Morsi, head of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party and Ahmed Shafiq, a former air force general and Mubarak's last prime minister.

With a parliament that has been dissolved by the military, the winner of this weekend's presidential run-off will take office without the oversight of a sitting parliament, and without a permanent constitution to define his powers or duties. Both the Brotherhood and Shafiq have claimed that they will win the presidency, while a significant movement has pledged to either boycott the vote or void their ballots in protest. 

The Brotherhood has warned that Egypt is facing a situation that is "even more dangerous than that in the final days of Mubarak's rule."

More than 50 million out of 90 million are eligible to vote in the over 13,000 polling centres open nationwide.

The official announcement of Egypt's new president will be made on 21 June.