Two leading candidates in this month's presidential election in Egypt have taken part in the country's first presidential debate.
These two candidates are Former foreign minister Amr Moussa and Abdel-Moneim Abolfotoh, a moderate Islamist. Their debate was held on Thursday, lasted past midnight.
Groups of Egyptians gathered in cafes to watch the debate which aired on several private television channels.
At one point, Abolfotoh criticized Moussa for being part of the government of former President Hosni Mubarak, saying that Abolfotoh said: "We revolted against this regime."
Moussa said Abolfotoh "used to defend the positions of the Muslim Brotherhood," instead of Egyptian interests.
The military council has promised a transfer of power to an elected president by July 1.