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Egypt President Dismisses Vote Rigging Charges

   VOA News 12 December 2010
   Egyptian anti-riot soldiers surround protesters, with one displaying a
   "Free  Egypt"  sign,  during a protest against parliamentary elections
   which they claimed were rigged, Cairo, 12 Dec 2010

Photo: AP

   Egyptian anti-riot soldiers surround protesters, with one displaying a
   "Free  Egypt"  sign,  during a protest against parliamentary elections
   which they claimed were rigged, Cairo, 12 Dec 2010

   Egyptian   President   Hosni  Mubarak  has  dismissed  accusations  by
   international  and  local  human  rights  activists  that last month's
   parliamentary vote was fraudulent.
   Mr.  Mubarak  said  Sunday the violations by some candidates and their
   supporters  were  "unacceptable," but that they did not invalidate the
   overall election.
   The  president's  National  Democratic Party won a sweeping victory in
   the  parliamentary  elections.   The  country's  two  main opposition
   groups boycotted a second round of voting to protest alleged fraud.
   Last  week,  Egyptian  opposition  figure  and  Nobel  Peace  laureate
   Mahammed  ElBaradei  called for a boycott of the upcoming presidential
   elections, saying the country's election process is a "farce."
   The  U.S.  has  said  it  is  disappointed  by  reports  of widespread
   irregularities that cast doubt on the vote's credibility.

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