Editorial | ISLAMISTS IN POLITICS
Honor Egypt’s election results
December 2, 2011
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Egypt’s landmark parliamentary elections - the first genuine vote there in decades - ought to be celebrated and respected, despite the apparent victory of Islamist groups in the first round. Americans often call for democracy in the Arab world, only to turn their backs when Islamists win. That shouldn’t happen, so long as Egypt’s Islamists adhere to their democratic roots - by putting forward policies that benefit the whole country, and letting voters decide whether they support them.
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