Breaking News Muslim brotherhood leading Polls in Egypt

[The_Emperior5]

The Muslim Brotherhood has quickly staked a claim for its candidate to advance to a runoff vote, saying its exit polls showed him leading in Egypt's landmark presidential election to succeed ousted leader Hosni Mubarak.

As counting of votes began yesterday, exit polls by several Arab television stations also suggested the Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi was ahead of the pack of 13 candidates. The reliability of the various exit surveys was not known, and a few hours after the end of two days of voting, only a tiny percentage of the ballots had been counted.

But the swiftness of the Brotherhood's claim showed its eagerness to plant its flag and establish in the public eye that Morsi had at least won entry into a second round vote.

There are five prominent candidates, but none is expected to win outright in the first round. A run-off between the two leading contenders would be held June 16-17.

The first truly competitive presidential election in Egypt's history turned into a heated battle between Islamist candidates and secular figures rooted in Mubarak's old regime.

The most polarising figures in the race were Morsi and former air force commander and former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq, a veteran of Mubarak's rule.

The Brotherhood is hoping for a presidential victory to seal its political domination of Egypt, which would be a dramatic turnaround from the decades it was repressed under Mubarak. It already holds nearly half of parliament after victories in elections late last year.

The group has promised a "renaissance" of Egypt, not only reforming Mubarak-era corruption and reviving decrepit infrastructure, but also bringing a greater degree of rule by Islamic law. That prospect has alarmed more moderate Muslims, secular Egyptians and the Christian minority, who all fear restrictions on civil rights and worry that the Brotherhood shows similar domineering tendencies as Mubarak.

I think we are on the verge of a new era. We trusted God, we trusted in the people, we trusted in our party," prominent Brotherhood figure Essam el-Erian said at a news conference at which the group claimed its lead.

Morsi's campaign spokesman, Murad Mohammed Ali, cited exit polls conducted by Brotherhood campaign workers nationwide, though he declined to give percentages for Morsi's lead.

Regional television channels, citing their own exit polls, also placed Morsi as the top finisher, with a tussle for second place between Shafiq, moderate Islamist Abdel-Moneim Abolfotoh and leftist Hamdeen Sabahi.

Across the country, election workers cracked open the transparent ballot boxes sealed by serial-numbered plastic bands to ensure they had not been tampered with and began working their way through the paper ballots. By 1 am today, four hours after polls closed, results from about 5 per cent of the 13,000 polling stations emerged, putting Morsi on top at 35 per cent, followed by Shafiq with 22 per cent and Abolfotoh with 16 per cent.

[Colonel]

Allahu Akbar, the days of secularism are truly ending in North Africa

[jalaaludin5]

Let's not celebrate yet.

ciyaari waa galin dabe as the saying goes.

personaly am not holding my breath because i doubt anything will change and if it does it will only be cosmetic.

[tightrope]

LOOKS LIKE THE MASON, I MEAN, MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD WILL WIN THE ELECTIONS

[udun]

The so-called Muslim brotherhood are the ones who are wrecking havoc in Syria today, and I doubt any genuine Islamic group would have been allowed by the Egyptian military and their backers in other places to run and win elections had they not been members of the same establishment that ruled Egypt for so long.

[miskeen86]

LOOKS LIKE THE MASON, I MEAN, MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD WILL WIN THE ELECTIONS

so you're an atheist? you've been added to the beheading-list.

[grandpakhalif]

The so-called Muslim brotherhood are the ones who are wrecking havoc in Syria today, and I doubt any genuine Islamic group would have been allowed by the Egyptian military and their backers in other places to run and win elections had they not been members of the same establishment that ruled Egypt for so long.

I have seen through their farce long time ago, did you know MB welcomes anyone including shias and Ahmadiyas


This terrorist group has cause havoc in many muslim countries, Al Qaeda and this group are two sides of the same coin. One encouraging armed rebellion in peaceful countries while the other has an arm in many countries and are spies for Al Qaeda in the secularist arena. They receive most of their funding from wealthy gulf countries.

[Arabmann]

Positive development.

[tightrope]

LOOKS LIKE THE MASON, I MEAN, MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD WILL WIN THE ELECTIONS

so you're an atheist? you've been added to the beheading-list.

HELL NO!
THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD WAS FOUNDED BY MUSLIM FREEMASONS AND INFLUENCE BY THE BRITISH MASONIC BROTHERHOOD.

[gurey25]

The so-called Muslim brotherhood are the ones who are wrecking havoc in Syria today, and I doubt any genuine Islamic group would have been allowed by the Egyptian military and their backers in other places to run and win elections had they not been members of the same establishment that ruled Egypt for so long.

I have seen through their farce long time ago, did you know MB welcomes anyone including shias and Ahmadiyas


This terrorist group has cause havoc in many muslim countries, Al Qaeda and this group are two sides of the same coin. One encouraging armed rebellion in peaceful countries while the other has an arm in many countries and are spies for Al Qaeda in the secularist arena. They receive most of their funding from wealthy gulf countries.

dont be too harsh on them, the Muslim Brotherhood is an open organization not a secret organization.
They do not have initiation and other systems of vetting members like sufi dariqas do, they are a political organization.
It is because of this that they have been infiltrated by british intelligence very early in the 1930's and there are several factions that are completley controlled by western intelligence,
just like other Islamist groups are.

there are also independent factions and factions aware of their infiltration.
its a big mess, all muslim organizations are infiltrated by western intelligence, the Muslim brotherhood is one of the more thoroughly compromised ones.

its doesnt mean that you should write them off.

in this chaotic situation i doubt even the western controllers know what they are doing, or are able to control events like they used to.

sometimes chaos is a good thing.

[Arabmann]

dont be too harsh on them, the Muslim Brotherhood is an open organization not a secret organization.
They do not have initiation and other systems of vetting members like sufi dariqas do, they are a political organization.
It is because of this that they have been infiltrated by british intelligence very early in the 1930's and there are several factions that are completley controlled by western intelligence,
just like other Islamist groups are.

there are also independent factions and factions aware of their infiltration.
its a big mess, all muslim organizations are infiltrated by western intelligence, the Muslim brotherhood is one of the more thoroughly compromised ones.

its doesnt mean that you should write them off.

in this chaotic situation i doubt even the western controllers know what they are doing, or are able to control events like they used to.

sometimes chaos is a good thing.

You're confusing the MB or other Islamist organizations/movements with secular ones. For instance, Qaddafi had more military power and wealth than the Taliban, yet unfolded in a few months with fewer foreign enemies than those fighting the Taliban. There's also Hezbollah who have yet to be "infiltrated." Clearly, the MB isn't a secular entity that's easy to infiltrate and corrupt. Al-Shabaab is another ample example where "infiltration" has failed, where a superpower and several vassal forces failed to subdue them so far (close to a decade).

[FAH1223]

Arabman, gurey is right... he is in the region and you aren't

[Arabmann]

Arabman, gurey is right... he is in the region and you aren't

He's a spectator, like you. When you evaluate NBA, you come off like better than the coaches, analysts, talent recruiters, commentators, etc. However, you can't coach nor play at the professional or even college level. The same concept applies to Snetters who evaluate UEFA or other soccer championships. Thing about Islamists, they are unpredictable, unlike secularists. Seems gurey impressed you, however, I wonder if you know about his escapades in Thailand.

[Somaliman50]

Arabman, gurey is right... he is in the region and you aren't

He's a spectator, like you. When you evaluate NBA, you come off like better than the coaches, analysts, talent recruiters, commentators, etc. However, you can't coach nor play at the professional or even college level. The same concept applies to Snetters who evaluate UEFA or other soccer championships. Thing about Islamists, they are unpredictable, unlike secularists. Seems gurey impressed you, however, I wonder if you know about his escapades in Thailand.

FAH just got owned

[FAH1223]

Arabman, gurey is right... he is in the region and you aren't

He's a spectator, like you. When you evaluate NBA, you come off like better than the coaches, analysts, talent recruiters, commentators, etc. However, you can't coach nor play at the professional or even college level. The same concept applies to Snetters who evaluate UEFA or other soccer championships. Thing about Islamists, they are unpredictable, unlike secularists. Seems gurey impressed you, however, I wonder if you know about his escapades in Thailand.

Lol, you aren't fooling anyone. You don't know shid about Islamists and just root for them just like you root for a sports team.

I got friends on the inside who know about this stuff and the stuff that they say would tell you that the info gurey is presents is just that.

Now quit putting your heros on some sort of pedestal