Transparent ballot boxes, monitors, a flamboyant Muslim Brotherhood campaign: the parliamentary elections certainly feel different this time round. But are they really, asks Amira Howeidy

There may be more run-offs than clear finishes once yesterday's votes are tallied. Gamal Essam El-Din surveys the scene

Local monitors said the first round of parliamentary polls was calm and with less fraud than usual. Gihan Shahine wonders what this means

Judges seem to be banking on a government promise that low-key supervision of parliamentary polls will result in the long awaited approval of their draft law. Mona El-Nahhas interprets their new stance

Amira Howeidy examines the shifting relationship between the state and Muslim Brotherhood

Is politics about to win the day? Omayma Abdel-Latif looks for an answer

The lead up to this year's polls featured a mix of both newer and more traditional methods of campaigning. Mustafa El-Menshawy reports