The New York Times Jan 22, 2012
Islamist Win 70% of Seats in the Egyptian Parliament
Egyptian authorities confirmed Saturday that a political coalition dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood, the 84 year old group that virtually invented Political Islam, had won about 47% of the seats in the first Parliament elected since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. An alliance of ultraconservatives Islamists won the next largest share of seats, about 25%.
The military council leading Egypt since Mr. Mubarak lost power last February has said it will keep Parliament in a subordinate role with little real power until the ratification of a constitution and the election of the president, both scheduled for completion by the end of June.
Council has assigned Parliament the authority to choose the 100 member of a constitutional assembly.
The two groups have described very different visions and appear to be rivals rather than collaborators. The Brotherhood has said it intends to respect personal liberties and will focus on economic and social issues, gradually nudging the culture toward its conservative values. Ultraconservatives put a higher priority on legislation on Islamic moral issues, like the consumption of alcohol, women’s dress and the contents of popular culture.
Common Sense Review
Great! The Muslim Brotherhood now has the majority vote in the parliament and we pay the Egyptian military $1.3 billion a year…. So we pay people who hate us…
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