Egyptian Elections: Exclusive interview with Consulate General

May 23, 2012, 08:16 AM

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Egyptians are choosing their new leader today and 50 million of them are expected to turn out to vote in the most populated country in the Arab world.

Here in Dubai 21, 000 votes were cast last week in the first elections in recent history.

The country has been through extraordinary times in the past 15 months after the ousting of Hosni Mubarak.

I spoke to the Egyptian Consulate General to the UAE, Mohab Nasr:

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