| Katatni wins Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice party election |
| Last Updated(Beijing Time):2012-10-20 18:14 |
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Mohamed Saad al-Katatni, Speaker of the dissolved People's Assembly (lower house of the parliament) won the leadership of Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party with 581 votes, representing 67.3 percent of the total votes, website of the party said on Friday.
The voting process started Friday afternoon with Katatni competing against Essam al-Erian, deputy chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Brotherhood.
The registration for the election began on Oct. 2, after Mohamed Morsi became Egyptian president and therefore quit his leadership in the party.
The qualification for taking part in the election included being a member of the party's General Conference and obtaining the recommendation from at least 100 members of the conference. |
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