Egyptians voted Monday in the first election since a popular revolt toppled Hosni Mubarak\’s one-man rule, showing new-found faith in the ballot box that may sweep long-banned Islamists into parliament even as army generals cling to power.
Cairo police fought protesters demanding an end to army rule for a third day on Monday and morgue officials said the death toll had risen to 33, with many victims shot in the worst violence since the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak.
The United States urged Egypt to go ahead with elections despite an upsurge in violence on Monday and urged restraint on all sides.
As an Egyptian whose country\’s military dictators are either taken by God or an assassin\’s bullet, I envy the Pakistani people\’s ability to now use the term, \”former president.\”
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