Islamists Dominate Egypt’s Upper House After Vote

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Islamists seized most seats in the two-stage vote for Egypt’s upper house of parliament, the Shura Council, the electoral commission said on Saturday.

The results cap landmark legislative elections that saw Islamists propelled to the centre stage of Egyptian politics.

A commission official said the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) secured 105 seats, the Salafist Al-Nur party took 45, the liberal Wafd won 14, and the Egyptian Bloc eight. Another eight seats went to smaller factions.

Scary shit, there.