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CAIRO - On a road lined with buildings plastered by posters of presidential hopefuls, most passersby ignore the shiny, decorative pyramids and models of the Sphinx at a knickknack shop near Tahrir Square.

Business at Helmi Saqr's store has diminished since protests erupted in the square last year, a common lament from Egyptians hurt by the decline in tourism.

Many people just want stability in politics and the economy, he says, which is why he says he'll vote in presidential elections today and Thursday for Ahmed Shafiq, a prominent figure of the regime Egyptians toppled in February 2011.

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