51.   Primary polls open at noon in the rest of the state.

52.   Several voters interviewed right after polls opened said they supported the constitutional referendum as a way to improve life.

53.   Security officials have until Wednesday night to vote, so that they can concentrate fully on their work when polls formally open to the public on Thursday.

54.   Security tightened across Fiji as polls open.

55.   Soon after the polls opened, supporters of a government-backed candidate and an independent clashed in the district of Sohag in southern Egypt.

56.   Soon after the polls opened, supporters of a government-backed candidate and an independent in the district of Sohag in southern Egypt clashed.

57.   Several voters interviewed in the first hour after polls opened said they supported the constitutional referendum.

58.   Some observers have said that there may not be enough time to rebuild the basic party structure before the polls open in July.

59.   Some polls opened hours late because of delayed ballot deliveries and other problems.

60.   The first polls opened Sunday morning on the remote Chukotka Peninsula in the Far East.