Egypt's historic presidential election: 4 key questions

More than a year into their revolution, Egyptian voters are going to the polls, and for the first time in recent memory, they don't know the winner ahead of time

Egyptian presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh waves outside a polling station: The Islamist is using a unifying message to appeal to more secular voters.
(Image credit: REUTERS/Suhaib Salem)

Millions of Egyptians stood in line for hours Wednesday to freely choose their president for the first time in their country's long history. The election, which will continue on Thursday, pits secularists against Islamists, and revolutionaries against old regime figures promising to restore stability after nearly a year and a half of turmoil following the toppling of longtime leader Hosni Mubarak. What will the vote mean for Egypt's future? Here are four critical questions about the election, and what the result will mean:

1. Which candidates will make the run-off?

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