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Election officials count ballots for the parliamentary elections in Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 30, 2011.

Egypt awaits results of first free election in six decades

Reuters reports from CAIRO:

Egyptians will hear results of their first free election in six decades on Thursday, with the Muslim Brotherhood expecting to pick up two-fifths of the vote for an assembly that might limit the power of the generals.

The Brotherhood, Egypt's oldest and best-organized Islamist group, hopes its new Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) will secure a solid platform in parliament, saying it hopes to form a coalition government once polls are over in January. Continue reading.

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The military is what Obama called the arab spring; hows that working for you Egypt? Thank GOD we patriots will rid one third of our so called leaders real soon. Goodbye and Goodriddance Otelepromter and billionaire! Take gun seller Holder back to @!$%#cago with U

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