The Muslim Brotherhood and the Salifis party combined to sweep about 3/4 of the total vote in the second round of Egypt's elections. The first round saw the extremists win about 60%. Reuters: Egypt's two leading Islamist parties said on Sunday their separate party lists secured about three-quarters of votes cast in the second round of a parliamentary election, extending their lead in the three-stage vote. A source from the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party said it was on track to win about 40 percent of votes for party lists, based on results from most districts. A spokesman for the ultra-conservative Salafi al-Nour Party said its list received about 35 percent of votes. The voting process is extremely complicated with each round comprising 9 of the nation's 27 provinces. Each voter must vote for a slate of candidates, or "list," as well as 3 individual candidates. There have been charges that the Brotherhood has "helped" voters who don't understand the process but it...(Read Full Post)