الرئيسية
Islamists who swept to victory in the first stage of Egypt's
parliamentary elections were looking to consolidate their winning streak
in a second round of voting Wednesday.
Some 18.8 million
Egyptians are eligible to cast their ballots in this round of the first
legislative polls since a popular uprising ended Hosni Mubarak's
30-year-rule in February.
Polling stations are due to open at 8:00
am (0600 GMT), with voting taking place over two days and a run-off
being held a week later.
Voters are required to cast three
ballots: two for individual candidates and one for a party or coalition,
in the assembly's 498 seats.
The election's first stage on
November 28 saw Islamist parties crush their liberal rivals, mirroring a
pattern established in Tunisia and Morocco following a string of
popular uprisings across the region.
Parties affiliated with the
Muslim Brotherhood and the ultra-conservative Salafi movements won 65
percent of all votes, trouncing liberal parties who managed 29.3
percent.
parliamentary elections were looking to consolidate their winning streak
in a second round of voting Wednesday.
Some 18.8 million
Egyptians are eligible to cast their ballots in this round of the first
legislative polls since a popular uprising ended Hosni Mubarak's
30-year-rule in February.
Polling stations are due to open at 8:00
am (0600 GMT), with voting taking place over two days and a run-off
being held a week later.
Voters are required to cast three
ballots: two for individual candidates and one for a party or coalition,
in the assembly's 498 seats.
The election's first stage on
November 28 saw Islamist parties crush their liberal rivals, mirroring a
pattern established in Tunisia and Morocco following a string of
popular uprisings across the region.
Parties affiliated with the
Muslim Brotherhood and the ultra-conservative Salafi movements won 65
percent of all votes, trouncing liberal parties who managed 29.3
percent.