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2. Islamists groups to obtain 40% of parliamentary seats

Mon, 2011-08-08 11:17 — Diana

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Year: 
2011
Week: 
32
Article number: 
2
Article pages: 
8
Date of source: 
August 6, 2011
Author: 
Muhammad Sa'īd and Ahmad Mamdūh
Reviewer: 
Diana Maher Ghali
Article summary: 

An investigative report, about indicators of the upcoming parliament, was carried out by two journalists from Akhbār al-Yawm.

Indicators show that Islamist groups, old political parties, and businessmen will take over the parliament, with youth or new political parties seeing a major absence.

Experts believe that the Islamists groups will take 40 percent of the parliamentary seats while the rest of the percentage will be occupied by old political parties, businessmen, remnants of the dissolved National Democratic Party, and parliamentary parties.

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The Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) political party 'Freedom and Justice' is seeking to take 50 percent of the parliamentary seats but indicators show that they will only win 35 percent. Al-Nūr [salafī] political party did not declare the percentage they are seeking; waiting for the position of the MB. As well as the Reconstruction and Development political party for al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah who refused to declare their target seats in the parliamentary elections.

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