Hundreds of Egyptians living abroad have been lining up at embassies in 140 countries to cast their votes in the upcoming presidential elections.<br /><br />On Thursday long queues seen outside the embassy in Saudi Arabia, home to the largest number of Egyptians, point to a high turnout among the registered voters.<br /><br />The overseas vote will continue over the next four days, but polls in Egypt open on May 26th.<br /><br />Many supporters of presidential hopeful and former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi turned out in Amman to show their support as the voting opened.<br /><br />Al-Sisi, who led the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi last July is tipped to win.<br /><br />The only rival for the top job is leftist leader Hamdeen Sabahy, who came third in the previous election in 2012.<br /><br />The Muslim Brotherhood, supporters of ousted President Morsi, have said they will boycott the vote.
