The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) won most of the seats up for grabs in Sunday's run-off vote, with the leftist Tagammu Party taking around five seats, result indicators suggest. As such, the Tagammu Party is set to be the biggest opposition party in the new parliament. The Muslim Brotherhood, the Wafd Party and several independent candidates pulled out of the run-off elections over what they described as ballot manipulation and rigging. According to indicators, the NDP has seized more than 90 percent of parliament's 518 seats, of which the president appoints ten. Even though the Wafd Party announced its withdrawal from the run-off vote and its intention to oust those members who continue their participation in the parliamentary race, some of its candidates decided to compete in the second round, with four of them winning. The Wafd Party took just two workers seats in the first round of the election held on 28 November. The party has not seized more than seven seats in parliament since the 1995 elections, while the Tagammu Party has never obtained more than six. A candidate for the Brotherhood also won a seat in the run-off vote despite a decision by the Brotherhood to boycott the second round. The Brotherhood did not take any seats in the first round. The Democratic Peace and Geel parties each grabbed one seat in the run-off vote. Candidates claim rigging took place during the run-off vote to produce a more democratic-looking parliament. The government, for its part, said the election was clean in both its rounds. According to the head of the chamber of operations of the High Elections Commission, voter turnout reached 27 percent. Sameh al-Kashef, a member of the commission, said the official results of the elections will be announced on Tuesday.
