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Egypt Islamists Take Two-Thirds Of 2nd-Round Vote
Reuters ^ | 24 Dec 2011 | Sherine El Madany

Posted on 12/24/2011 8:30:46 PM PST by edpc

(Reuters) - Egypt's two leading Islamist parties won about two-thirds of votes for party lists in the second round of polling for a parliament that will help draft a new constitution after decades of autocratic rule, the election committee said Saturday.

The party list led by the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) won 36.3 percent of the list vote, while the ultra-conservative Salafi al-Nour Party took 28.8 percent, pushing the liberal Wafd party into third place.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: egypt; islam; middleeast; muslimbrotherhood
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To: ClearCase_guy

If (GOD forbid) that happened I hate to think of further damage he will do to this Country. I bet if he’s re-elected not only will he affirm his Muslim faith but will probably have Hamas/Muslim Brotherhood at his Inaguration with an Imam officiating....PUKE!


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