On January 3 and 4, Egyptians voted in the third and final stage of elections for the lower house of Parliament, the People’s Assembly. Seventy-one out of 498 seats are still being decided through runoffs, but the results for the other 427 seats are final. One clear outcome already is that Islamist parties will wield significant influence in the People’s Assembly. So far, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has gained approximately 41 percent of total seats and the Salafist Nour Party has gained another 21 percent, giving Islamist parties a significant majority in the assembly. However, FJP reports no current plans to form a coalition with the Salafis, and it is possible that FJP will create a moderate alliance with more liberal parties.
Read more in Council on Foreign Relations, published 12. January
On January 3 and 4, Egyptians voted in the third and final stage of elections for the lower house of Parliament, the People’s Assembly. Seventy-one out of 498 seats are still being decided through runoffs, but the results for the other 427 seats are final. One clear outcome already is that Islamist parties will wield significant influence in the People’s Assembly. So far, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has gained approximately 41 percent of total seats and the Salafist Nour Party has gained another 21 percent, giving Islamist parties a significant majority in the assembly. However, FJP reports no current plans to form a coalition with the Salafis, and it is possible that FJP will create a moderate alliance with more liberal parties.
Read more in Council on Foreign Relations, published 12. January