Egypt's presidential election - in pictures

An Egyptian policeman hangs a list of voters' names outside a polling station Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Egyptian voters argue with a soldier as they wait to cast ballots in Basateen Photograph: Pete Muller/AP

An Egyptian soldier stands guard inside a polling station in Zamalek Photograph: Maya Alleruzzo/AP

Ahmed Maher waits in line to vote at a polling centre in Maadi Photograph: Pete Muller/AP

An independent volunteer helps voters to locate the right polling centre in Maadi Photograph: Pete Muller/AP

A man casts his vote at a polling station Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Voters search for their names outside a polling station in Cairo Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Women queue up to cast their vote at a polling station Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters

An Egyptian woman studies her ballot paper Photograph: Amel Pain/EPA

Egyptian women cast their votes at a polling station Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

A woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her vote Photograph: SUHAIB SALEM/Reuters

A woman is helped by soldiers and officials outside a polling station Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

A man casts his vote at a polling station with his son Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters

A woman marks her vote in Cairo Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Presidential candidate Mohammed Mursi prepares to vote at a polling station in Al-Sharqya Photograph: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters

Leftist Egyptian presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahy casts his ballot Photograph: Khaled Elfiqi/EPA

Egyptian presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh visits a polling station in Nasr City Photograph: Fredrik Persson/AP

Egyptian presidential candidate, Amr Moussa smiles as he fills the ballot paper Photograph: EPA

Egyptians line up to vote in the presidential election Photograph: Hasan Jamali/AP

An artist paints a mural depicting presidential candidates Amr Moussa (centre) and Ahmed Shafiq (left) and a combination of the faces of former president Hosni Mubarak and Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi in Cairo Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters