12-19-2011, 05:34
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Egypt's Islamists claim sweep of second round vote
Egypt's Islamists claim sweep of second round vote
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7BH0MK20111218
".........A source from the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) said it was on track to win about 40 percent of votes for party lists, based on results from most districts.
A spokesman for the ultra-conservative Salafi al-Nour Party said its list received about 35 percent of votes.............."
You get what you vote for - and what they are getting appears to be what the majority wants.
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12-25-2011, 05:49
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Egypt Islamists take two-thirds of 2nd-round vote
Egypt Islamists take two-thirds of 2nd-round vote
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7BN0C620111224
The count is out and between the two Islamist parties they only got 65% of the vote. Now the vote moves into the more conservative rural areas.
"(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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12-26-2011, 05:31
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Who's voting exactly?
I wasn't expecting the people of Egypt, after the recent events, to let an ultra-conservative party into power.
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12-26-2011, 09:49
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilSide
Who's voting exactly?
I wasn't expecting the people of Egypt, after the recent events, to let an ultra-conservative party into power.
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You must have been listening to the POTUS and MSM.
Pretty much every SF guy here predicted this outcome.
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12-27-2011, 07:26
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Originally Posted by The Reaper
You must have been listening to the POTUS and MSM.
Pretty much every SF guy here predicted this outcome.
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And that's why I read the news here first.
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12-27-2011, 07:35
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I am surprised they even bothered to hold elections...
...it just means they had to put forth an effort to fix the elections.
just my two cents, I could be wrong
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