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In Egypt’s Nile Delta, voters seek jobs, security

AFP

In a white turban and grey gallabiya, Hommus Ibrahim, 71, is voting in a free presidential poll for the first time in his Egyptian village, where people say they want jobs, security and education. “I hope that there will be major changes, that the new president will take concrete measures so that people…