Second Round of Voting Takes Place in Egypt

The second round of voting in the second phase of Egypt's staggered electoral process began on Wednesday morning.
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Second Round of Voting Takes Place in Egypt

The second round of voting in the second phase of Egypt’s staggered electoral process began on Wednesday morning. The first round ended on December 6, and the results placed the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) and the Salafi Al-Nour Party as the top two political parties, making a combined gain of nearly 70% of the contested seats. . The FJP is generally considered a more moderate Islamist party than Al-Nour, the majority of whose followers adhere to an ultra-conservative interpretation of Islam derived from Wahhabism.

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16th December 2011
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Middle East & North Africa, Egypt

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