The Muslim Brotherhood has won 20% of the overall vote in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections, according to initial official results released after a day of intense runoff balloting. The Brotherhood, the country's largest opposition group, is officially banned as a political party in Egypt but fielded candidates as independents. It won 30 seats, while the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) won 50, the semi-official Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported on Wednesday, quoting judges in counting stations. However, the NDP's tally is likely to rise, because many of the 45 independents who won on Tuesday are former members of the party who stood alone after failing to win the party's nomination. Such independents usually rejoin the party at the end of the elections. Other opposition parties and groups scored eight seats, MENA reported. The results of Tuesday's runoffs and last week's polling, the first round in the four-week elections, mean the Brotherhood has captured 34 seats in the People's Assembly, more than double the 15 it held in the outgoing assembly.