Islamist win elections in Egypt

[The_Emperior5]

Al-Hayat newspaper: Islamist win in Egypt's first round of elections “worries” SCAF

Sources tell Al-Hayat newspaper that the big win of Islamists in the first round of Egyptian legislative elections has caused “worry and discomfort” inside the ruling military council

Ahram Online, Nada Hussein Rashwan, Saturday 3 Dec 2011

A woman walks near an election poster of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood "The Freedom and Justice Party'" in the old city of Cairo (Photo: Reuters)

“Even though the military has accepted the election results as a reflection of the voters’ will, an air of anxiety is present inside the military institution, especially that Islamists seem to have a bigger chance at winning in the second and third phases and in the run-off rounds,” a source has told Al-Hayat newspaper following this week's legislative elections in Egypt.

The source explains that the reasons why Islamist parties received a high proportion of votes in the elections are “the divisions among liberal parties, as well as their having been too busy confronting the military council,” instead of preparing for elections more thoroughly to be able to compete against Islamist parties.

The source underlined that regardless of the final election results, the military “will not give up two things: the position of the military in the new constitution, and [the preservation of] a civil state in Egypt”, adding that the military is not in a struggle with any particular political force, and that the military council will “deal with the final results as they are”.

The announcement of the results of the first phase in parliamentary elections in Egypt revealed that the Democratic Alliance, led by the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, won around 40 per cent of the votes in the electoral lists contest, while the list of Salafist El-Nour Party won about 20 per cent of votes.

Also, most of the independent seats in first phase electoral districts went to Islamist candidates, where some others are yet to be decided in run-off voting on 5 December. Islamists are expected to keep up their winning streak during the second and third election stages.

The main liberal alliance, the Egyptian Bloc, suspended its electoral campaign in protest over the deadly five-day clashes that took place between the police and protesters in Mohamed Mahmoud Street, off Tahrir Square, starting 19 November when police forces and military police attempted to forcefully disperse a number of protesters in the square.

Islamist parties, on the other hand, refused to participate in the demonstrations, alleging it was a plot aimed at sabotaging the elections. They continued their electoral campaigns during the week of clashes

[The_Emperior5]

No more israeli Prostitutes will rule Egypt

The descendants of the legendarily Sayidi Qutubi will once again rule Egypt

[NoAngst.]

No more israeli Prostitutes will rule Egypt

The descendants of the legendarily Sayidi Qutubi will once again rule Egypt

You dumb Kulmiyte supporting marfishhead, don't you realise that the Islamist's first act as official the government will be to end all future election swiftly followed by suspencion of all personal liberties and adoption of bellicose international foreign policy routinely threatening its neighbours including Isreal. How is that a progress over what Egyptians had under Mubaarak.

[Jaidi]

No more israeli Prostitutes will rule Egypt

The descendants of the legendarily Sayidi Qutubi will once again rule Egypt

You dumb Kulmiyte supporting marfishhead, don't you realise that the Islamist's first act as official the government will be to end all future election swiftly followed by suspencion of all personal liberties and adoption of bellicose international foreign policy routinely threatening its neighbours including Isreal. How is that a progress over what Egyptian's had under Mubaarak.

Reactionary nonsense. The chances of this happening are zero and you know nothing about Egyptian politics if you think this will happen.

[NoAngst.]

Jaidi, I succinctly recall lots of pollsters and pundits claiming that Islamists won't get more than 20-30% of the vote.

[The_Emperior5]

No more israeli Prostitutes will rule Egypt

The descendants of the legendarily Sayidi Qutubi will once again rule Egypt

You dumb Kulmiyte supporting marfishhead, don't you realise that the Islamist's first act as official the government will be to end all future election swiftly followed by suspencion of all personal liberties and adoption of bellicose international foreign policy routinely threatening its neighbours including Isreal. How is that a progress over what Egyptians had under Mubaarak.

Any one who threatens israel i support them besIdes who said personal liberties will be suspended people will continue to live their daily lives the people are Muslims.

[Jaidi]

Jaidi, I succinctly recall lots of pollsters and pundits claiming that Islamists won't get more than 20-30% of the vote.

What sources do you read? Almost every pundit that has a focus on the MidEast/Egypt has long ago conceded the Ikhwan would win the election, as the most established party on the ground. They will likely make a coalition with the opposition parties in Parliament and appeal for a national unity coalition of sorts. You can favorite this thread and revisit in a year, there is no way they will make irrational moves like you are suggesting.

[Nomand]

No more israeli Prostitutes will rule Egypt

The descendants of the legendarily Sayidi Qutubi will once again rule Egypt

You dumb Kulmiyte supporting marfishhead, don't you realise that the Islamist's first act as official the government will be to end all future election swiftly followed by suspencion of all personal liberties and adoption of bellicose international foreign policy routinely threatening its neighbours including Isreal. How is that a progress over what Egyptians had under Mubaarak.

the whole point of the mass revolt was to get more freedom and as we can see now the majority of the people want islamic rule and under TRUE islamic rule freedom is gained. the first kalifah abu bakar was elected into office the prophet s.a.w did not leave a successor behind but the people decided that abu bakar should rule. the same happened with umar, uthman and ali.

i dont get why people think that islamic rule is barbaric and inhumane and automatically ur civil rights will be stripped. in england 200 years ago if a women where to marry a man all her belonging were automatically transferred to her husband and if she had a house before marriage and she got divorced that that house plus here clothes and jewellery now belong to the her ex husband. UNDER true islamic rule your civil rights are sacred. if a man looks at ur house form ur window u are allowed to throw a stone at him! and if he becomes blind that that is his problem.

[Colonel]

^ Why do these secular Nazis get so emotional when they don't get the result they want? They then dare call themselves the holders of democracy...Mashallah the people of north Africa are making their voices clear that what they want is Islam, not the "American dream" so let's do away with the recycled cliches which ain't fooling nobody no more

[Kukri]

No more israeli Prostitutes will rule Egypt

The descendants of the legendarily Sayidi Qutubi will once again rule Egypt

Don't pop the cork of that bottle of caano geel suldaan because shit ain't over yet. Nothing will come out of this mark my word.

everything we see taking place in the middle east just cosmetic.

Israel is still the alpha dog and will remain so in the foreseeable future.