In a statement Mekki said that he realized the nature of politics didn't suit his profession as a judge.

马基在声明中说，他意识到，从政并不适合法官出身的他。

Several hours before the close of polling, the vice president, Mahmoud Mekki, a well-known judge, announced he was stepping down.

就在选举结束之前的几小时，知名法官副总统马哈茂德·梅基宣称辞职。

It was unclear if Mekki's resignation had anything to do with the clause in Egypt's Constitution that eliminates the position of vice president.

根据埃及宪法草案，埃及政府今后将不设副总统职位，马基的辞职是否与此有关目前还不得而知。

The voting ends hours after the country's vice president, Mahmoud Mekki, announced his resignation, saying that politics didn't suit his professional background as a judge. Here's Bethany Bell in Cairo.

副总统马哈茂德·梅基称自己作为法官的职业背景与当前的政治环境不相容，几小时后选举结束。贝瑟尼·贝尔在开罗报道。