November 30th, 2010 by Jason

Jack Shenker writes that early results from the Egyptian elections “suggest that the ruling National Democratic party (NDP) has captured 96% of the seats, while the 88 opposition members from the Muslim Brotherhood, could be erased to zero.” Shenker interviewed Shadi Hamid of the Brookings Institution for the article: “‘We knew it was going to be bad, but I don’t think anyone realised it was going to be this bad,’” Hamid said. “‘Egypt has joined the ranks of the world’s most autocratic countries. Now we’re talking full-blown, unabashed dictatorship.’”

Maggie Michael, reporting for the Associated Press, covers the reactions of Egyptian opposition groups to the election. The Wafd Party released a statement saying “‘The ruling party’s undemocratic practices … raped its legitimacy with its assault on the law and the constitution,’” while Mohammed Badie of the Muslim Brotherhood called the elections “‘invalid.’”

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