EGYPT-ELECTIONS.

ELECTIONS; EGYPTIAN politics & government; NATIONAL Democratic Party (Political party : Egypt); JAMIYAT al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin (Egypt); POLITICAL participation of Muslims

The article focuses on the implication of the results of the first round in the Egyptian parliamentary elections. It says that during the election, the National Democratic Party (NDP) won the majority of the seats with the Muslim Brotherhood. It tells that the defeat of the Muslim Brotherhood in the election can be a sign for the NDP controlled government to initiate an approach to deal with the Brotherhood. It adds that the election shows an increase in violations compared to the 2005 election.