Parliamentary elections held in Egypt (20 images)

An Egyptian army soldier stand guard as voters line up outside a polling center in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, November 28, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Eleven months after the fall of Hosni Mubarak 45 million Egyptians are voting in the first round of six for it's upper and lower houses of parliament. The complicated process will take four months to conclude. Presidential elections are expected to be held in 2012. UPI/Mohamed Hossam

Voters Egyptians covered their heads from the rain, during wait in line to cast their vote at a polling station in Alexandria, Egypt, November 28, 2011. in Cairo, Egypt. Eleven months after the fall of Hosni Mubarak 45 million Egyptians are voting in the first round of six for it's upper and lower houses of parliament. The complicated process will take four months to conclude. Presidential elections are expected to be held in 2012. UPI/Tariq Faramawi

An Egyptian woman prepares to cast her ballot in the country's parliamentary election at a polling station in neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, November 28, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Eleven months after the fall of Hosni Mubarak 45 million Egyptians are voting in the first round of six for it's upper and lower houses of parliament. The complicated process will take four months to conclude. Presidential elections are expected to be held in 2012. UPI/Mohamed Hossam

Egyptian army soldiers stand guard as voters line up outside a polling center in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, November 28, 2011. in Cairo, Egypt. Eleven months after the fall of Hosni Mubarak 45 million Egyptians are voting in the first round of six for it's upper and lower houses of parliament. The complicated process will take four months to conclude. Presidential elections are expected to be held in 2012. UPI/Mohamed Hossam