Historic Vote in Egypt Continues for 2nd Day

Fadila Mohammed, 90, is helped to hold up her inked thumb that shows she has voted at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, November 29, 2011. (AP)

Women in the conservative oasis town Fayoum prepare to cast their ballots on the second day of Egypt's historic elections, November 29, 2011. (VOA - E.Arrott)

Egyptians stand in line at a polling station as they wait to cast their votes during the parliamentary elections in Cairo, November 29, 2011. (Reuters)

Egyptian women line up in front of election posters for candidates before entering a polling station in Cairo, November 29, 2011. (AP)

Egyptian volunteers help a woman find her polling station in Cairo, November 29, 2011. (AP)

An army soldier stands guard outside a polling station during parliamentary elections in the Moqattam district of Cairo, November 29, 2011. (Reuters)

A Major General of the Egyptian Army shakes hand with soldiers after checking a polling station in Cairo, November 29, 2011. (AP)

An Egyptian man passes by a polling station as soldiers stand guard, in the town of Ibshawai, near Fayoum, 100 km (62 miles) southwest of Cairo, November 29, 2011. (AP)

Ballots are readied on the second day of voting in Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections. Symbols make it easier for voters to recognize candidates, Fayoum, November 29, 2011. (VOA - E.Arrott)

Voting in Egypt's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak continued after monitors reported high turnout and a peaceful atmosphere the previous day.