CAIRO, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Elections in Egypt show that the ruling National Democratic Party is fearful of defeat should the real voice of the people emerge, an opposition group said.
The Muslim Brotherhood pulled out of recent elections claiming the vote was rigged. The group won 20 percent of the seats in the 2005 race but made a dismal showing during the first round of elections last week.
One candidate associated with the Muslim Brotherhood managed to win a seat in the Egyptian Parliament.
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's main opposition group, said the election showed that the ruling NDP wasn't interested in hearing the voice of the people, the group said on its Ikhwanweb site.
The group said there were calls for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to dissolve the incoming Parliament after election monitors said there was evidence of rampant fraud.
Human Rights Watch said in a November report on the elections that, though it wasn't able to monitor the polls directly, it appeared that several violations occurred at polling stations throughout the country. The Muslim Brotherhood said more than 1,000 of its supporters were rounded up during the election cycle.
The group said that although Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif bragged about the election, he noted that he would investigate the election violations.
