 WAIT AND SEE: The perplexed looks on the faces of these voters in El-Gharbiya Governorate's El-Delgamon village seem to reflect a general uncertainty about the parliamentary elections thus far. As the second stage goes into run-offs this Saturday, questions about the escalating contest between the ruling National Democratic Party and the Muslim Brotherhood, the widespread reports of vote rigging, and the police's "neutrality" in the face of election day violence, have yet to be fully addressed. In fact, clearer answers will probably have to wait until after the three-stage process comes to a close on 7 December. photo: El-Sayed Abdel-Qader parent page (24 - 30 November 2005, issue #770) |