Opposition cries foul in Egyptian election

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Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - Opposition charges of ballot stuffing, bullying and dirty tricks clouded a parliamentary election in Egypt on Sunday in which the ruling party wants to prevent its Islamist rivals from repeating their 2005 success.

Some voters were turned away by officials saying there was no election or that polling booths had shut. Others reported finding ballot boxes stuffed to the brim minutes after voting began, rights groups and opposition campaigners said.

The outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, whose candidates must run as independents, is contesting 30 percent of seats in the lower house where it won an unprecedented 20 percent in 2005.

But even senior Islamists expect a lower total this time, with the government determined to squeeze its most vocal critics out of parliament before a presidential vote in 2011.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AR0OB20101128

[No Elephants]

1. Apparently, God loves election fraud.

[nyy1998]

2. This was expected for awhile...

http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/79430/mubarak-steady-egypt-elections