Muslim Brotherhood's success in Egypt polls masks setback
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="glance">glance</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="victory">victory</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="Brotherhood">Brotherhood</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="runoff">runoff</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="results">results</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="brotherhood">brotherhood</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>: <span word="mobilized">mobilized</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="catapulting">catapulting</span> <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="Morsi">Morsi</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 16 <span word="and">and</span> 17 <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span> <span word="Shafiq">Shafiq</span>, <span word="Hosni">Hosni</span> <span word="Mubarak">Mubarak</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="masks">masks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="setback">setback</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="calculations">calculations</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brotherhood">brotherhood</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="brotherhood">brotherhood</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="heartlands">heartlands</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="followers">followers</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="braved">braved</span> <span word="tear">tear</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="beatings">beatings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mubarak">Mubarak</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="era">era</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="shifts">shifts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="evolving">evolving</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span>, <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Morsi">Morsi</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="Alexandria">Alexandria</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Islamist">Islamist</span> <span word="bastion">bastion</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Shafiq">Shafiq</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="Delta">Delta</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="brotherhood">brotherhood</span> <span word="strongholds">strongholds</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="hinted">hinted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="foul">foul</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="provoked">provoked</span> <span word="introspection">introspection</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="brotherhood">brotherhood</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hostile">hostile</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="Islamist">Islamist</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="honest">honest</span>.</p>
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