Islamic Parties Set to Win Majority in Egyptian Parliamentary Elections

It’s only the first stages of a long election process, but Egypt’s conservative Islamic parties are set to take control of the country’s new post-revolution Parliament. Early returns from this week’s voting show that The Muslim Brotherhood and the ultraconservative Salafis should take about 65 percent of all the available seats. Read more.

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   lo sabía, los integristas islámicos estaban detrás de la “primavera árabe” D:

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