New Egypt election results show Islamists dominant

google ^ | 12/4/2011 | SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press

[tobyhill]

Islamist parties captured an overwhelming majority of votes in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections, setting up a power struggle with the much weaker liberals behind the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak 10 months ago. A hardline religious group that wants to impose strict Islamic law made a strong showing with nearly a quarter of the ballots, according to results released Sunday.

The tallies offer only a partial indication of how the new parliament will look. There are still two more rounds of voting in 18 of the country's 27 provinces over the coming month and runoff elections on Monday and Tuesday to determine almost all of the seats allocated for individuals in the first round. But the grip of the Islamists over the next parliament appears set, particularly considering their popularity in provinces voting in the next rounds.

The High Election Commission said the Islamic fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party garnered 36.6 percent of the 9.7 million valid ballots cast for party lists. The Nour Party, a more hardline Islamist group, captured 24.4 percent.

The strong Islamist showing worries liberal parties, and even some religious parties, who fear the two groups will work to push a religious agenda. It has also left many of the youthful activists behind the uprising that ousted Mubarak in February feeling that their revolution has been hijacked.

[Da Coyote]

Wow. Who’d a thought?

[EGPWS]

The strong Islamist showing worries liberal parties, and even some religious parties, who fear the two groups will work to push a religious agenda.

Worry?

What's to worry about, it's just a little ol' religion of piece thingy only trying to get along with all of God's children.

[headstamp 2]

These idiots willingly vote for their own oppression.

[Joe Boucher]

Sort of like when the stupids of America elected obammy, the folks of Egypt deserve what they get after electing these crazies.

[trebb]

The strong Islamist showing worries liberal parties, and even some religious parties, who fear the two groups will work to push a religious agenda. Worry? What's to worry about, it's just a little ol' religion of piece thingy only trying to get along with all of God's children.

Of course it worries the liberals - if anyone is going to practice fascism, they want it to be them. Any potential "moderates/conservatives" are caught between two rocks.

[not2worry]

This can't be!

Obama and Hillary said the Arab Spring represented democracy coming to the Middle East.

Our tax dollars spent on suppling equipment to support militant islamists who want to kill us. Perfect example of sleeping with the enemy.

[ronnie raygun]

moving right along as planned

[DNME]

Sorry, not2worry, but this IS democracy in action, Arab Spring style.

The voice of the people has been heard. Islam is all they know, so Islam is all they would ever want and full-on Islam is what they’ll get. Of course, where they got the idea that life under Islam would be an improvement ... to become another Iran ... remains a mystery.

Expect all the other “Arab Spring” countries to go the same way, straight into to clutches of Sharia. A lot of people won’t like it, but that’s what the majority wanted.

[chooseascreennamepat]

I can hardly wait until these mid-east toilets begin warring against each other.