From USA TODAY:
…Polls indicated that the Muslim Brotherhood‘s political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party, is expected to win the most sizable portion of seats in parliament of any party. Some analysts predict Islamists — Brotherhood candidates and Salafi Muslims who practice a hard-line strain of Islam — likely will win a majority of seats.
The electoral law was modified significantly leading up to elections in a supposed attempt to ensure that all parties and minorities are represented in the parliament.
Voters cast ballots that had individuals and party lists. Independent candidates were running for one-third of parliament’s 498 seats, and two-thirds of seats were reserved for winning party lists. Also, half of the seats were allotted to “farmers” and “workers.”
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EDITOR: If radical Muslims take control of Egypt, Barack Obama’s re-election will be very much in doubt. Hopefully, this is not about to occur. The true nature of the Muslim Brotherhood is uncertain. It is in the United States’ and Israel’s interest (and probably Egypt’s also) that the army serve to safeguard a burgeoning democracy for a number of years rather than suddenly withdrawing totally from politics.
