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| Egypt's Islamist parties win elections to parliament | Egypt's Islamist parties win elections to parliament |
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| The final results in Egypt's first post-Mubarak parliamentary elections confirm an overwhelming victory for Islamist parties. | The final results in Egypt's first post-Mubarak parliamentary elections confirm an overwhelming victory for Islamist parties. |
| The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) won the largest number of seats under Egypt's complex electoral system. | The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) won the largest number of seats under Egypt's complex electoral system. |
| The hardline Salafist Nour party came second. | The hardline Salafist Nour party came second. |
| The liberal New Wafd and the secular Egyptian Bloc coalition are some way behind them. | The liberal New Wafd and the secular Egyptian Bloc coalition are some way behind them. |
| Egyptians voted in three phases over a six-week period to elect the 498 members of the People's Assembly. Ten further members are appointed by the ruling military. | Egyptians voted in three phases over a six-week period to elect the 498 members of the People's Assembly. Ten further members are appointed by the ruling military. |
| Under the country's system, two-thirds of the seats are allocated to party list candidates, and the remaining third are voted for directly. | Under the country's system, two-thirds of the seats are allocated to party list candidates, and the remaining third are voted for directly. |
| The overall results mean that Islamist parties control around two-thirds of the seats in the assembly, though the final share out of seats is not yet known. | The overall results mean that Islamist parties control around two-thirds of the seats in the assembly, though the final share out of seats is not yet known. |
| The FJP topped the polls in the votes for party list seats. Having also done well in the constituency votes it will end up with between a third and a half of all MPs. | The FJP topped the polls in the votes for party list seats. Having also done well in the constituency votes it will end up with between a third and a half of all MPs. |
| The ultra-conservative Nour party is thought to have won nearly a quarter of the seats overall. | The ultra-conservative Nour party is thought to have won nearly a quarter of the seats overall. |
| The new assembly is due to sit for the first time on Monday. | The new assembly is due to sit for the first time on Monday. |
| The FJP has announced that it will nominate Saad al-Katatni as the assembly's speaker. Mr Katatni is a long-term Brotherhood official and sat in the old parliament as an independent. | The FJP has announced that it will nominate Saad al-Katatni as the assembly's speaker. Mr Katatni is a long-term Brotherhood official and sat in the old parliament as an independent. |
| He told Reuters that the new assembly would be "reconciliatory". | He told Reuters that the new assembly would be "reconciliatory". |
| "The priorities are meeting the demands of the revolution, including the rights of the injured and those killed in the uprising," he said. | "The priorities are meeting the demands of the revolution, including the rights of the injured and those killed in the uprising," he said. |
| Former President Hosni Mubarak was forced to resign last year after a popular uprising. | Former President Hosni Mubarak was forced to resign last year after a popular uprising. |
| A new president is due to be elected by June under the timetable set by Egypt's military rulers. | A new president is due to be elected by June under the timetable set by Egypt's military rulers. |
| The BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo says that while the Muslim Brotherhood appear to be finally on the brink of power it is still the president who chooses the government - so the winners of this election do not automatically take office. | The BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo says that while the Muslim Brotherhood appear to be finally on the brink of power it is still the president who chooses the government - so the winners of this election do not automatically take office. |
| The Brotherhood - which led the opposition to Mr Mubarak during his 30 years in power - was until this year officially banned. In practice, it was tolerated as long as it remained at the margins of politics. | The Brotherhood - which led the opposition to Mr Mubarak during his 30 years in power - was until this year officially banned. In practice, it was tolerated as long as it remained at the margins of politics. |