Egypt opposition mulls options after crushing defeat
CAIRO (AFP) – The Egyptian opposition weighed up its limited options on Wednesday after the ruling party crushed its main rival the Muslim Brotherhood in a bitterly-disputed parliamentary election. The National Democratic Party of President Hosni Mubarak won 209 of 221 seats in the first round of voting, according to official figures released late on Tuesday night. “Electoral earthquake in the ranks of the opposition,” ran the headline of the independent daily Al-Shuruk. In Sunday's election, which took place amid charges of widespread violence and fraud, the outlawed but generally tolerated Muslim Brotherhood…
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Egypt opposition mulls options after crushing defeat
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