As predicted here on December 1st, Islamist parties have finished one-two in Egypt's first "free and fair" elections since the so-called Arab spring.
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) won the largest number of seats under Egypt's complex electoral system. The hardline Salafist Nour party came second. Liberal parties including New Wafd and the secular Egyptian Bloc coalition weren't even close.
Islamic fundamentalist parties now control around two-thirds of the seats in the national assembly. The FJP will end up with between a third and a half of all MPs, with the ultra-conservative Nour party holding nearly a quarter.
Egyptair and other regional airlines have reported brisk ticket sales to Coptic Christians, while Immigration Canada has reported a surge in applications from Egyptian pharmacists.
Walt told you so. Lifetime pct .983.
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