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Egypt: The Ruling NDP Won Most Seats in the 1st Round

By on December 2, 2010
The National Democratic Party won 217 of the 508 seats in the People’s Assembly in the first round, while the opposition has won only three seats.

According to the final results reported by the High Electoral Commission, the Muslim Brotherhood, which has presented some 130 candidates in these elections, has won no seats at the end of the first round. The Wafd party, who presented 168 candidates, won only two seats while the opposition party “The Gathering” has won only one seat in these legislative elections. The 283 remaining seats will be competing in the second round, scheduled for December the 5th. According to the Commission, 559 candidates will run in the second round, including 377 from the ruling party (NDP), 27 from the Muslim Brotherhood, 9 from the Wafd party, 6 from the Alliance party, and 140 independents. However and considering the final results of the first round, the Egyptian opposition, Islamist and secular, is disappointed with the way the elections were conducted and wondering if it is worth to continue  participating in these elections marked by allegations of fraud and violence, mainly  after the very poor performance during the first round that has strengthened the ruling party . Some 41 million voters were invited to go to the polls to elect 508 deputies to the People’s Assembly through a vote, described as decisive for the country’s future. A total of 18 political parties of all leanings had advanced 1188 candidates, including 763 belonging to the National Democratic Party alone.

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