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| Africa: North |
| Brotherhood's rise could shake up Egyptian politics |
| 2005-11-24 |
| A strong showing by the Muslim Brotherhood in parliamentary elections has caught Egypt's rulers off guard and could shake up politics in the biggest Arab country, analysts say. The Brotherhood has won 47 of parliament's 444 elected seats with more than half of the places still to be decided in voting which lasts into December. The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) has won about 120 seats. While independent monitors say the NDP has widely resorted to bribery and coercion to get out the vote, the Brotherhood has shown the depth of its support by mobilizing thousands of activists and winning seats despite a crackdown. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |