By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/egypt-parties-square-off Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter In Egypt, a ‘Real Street Fight’ as Parties Try to Win the Upper Hand World Dec 7, 2011 5:16 PM EDT Egypt’s top two Islamist parties — the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafists — are squaring off in runoff elections this week. “Now we have a real street fight in the precincts,” says Charles Sennott, executive editor of GlobalPost. “Who puts people on the street can win that election.” Sennott has been reporting in Egypt for the NewsHour and Frontline and is making a return visit next week to gauge Egyptians’ reactions to their historic transition to democracy. He sat down with Hari Sreenivasan this week to talk about his plans. Related Resources: NPR aired a report on the two leading Islamist blocs duking it out in the runoff. The New York Times has a map of the three phases of voting in Egypt’s parliamentary elections. View all of our Egypt coverage and follow us on Twitter. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko produced multimedia web features and broadcast reports with a focus on foreign affairs for the PBS NewsHour. She has reported in places such as Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq, Haiti, Sudan, Western Sahara, Guantanamo Bay, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Turkey, Germany and Ireland. @NewsHourWorld
Egypt’s top two Islamist parties — the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafists — are squaring off in runoff elections this week. “Now we have a real street fight in the precincts,” says Charles Sennott, executive editor of GlobalPost. “Who puts people on the street can win that election.” Sennott has been reporting in Egypt for the NewsHour and Frontline and is making a return visit next week to gauge Egyptians’ reactions to their historic transition to democracy. He sat down with Hari Sreenivasan this week to talk about his plans. Related Resources: NPR aired a report on the two leading Islamist blocs duking it out in the runoff. The New York Times has a map of the three phases of voting in Egypt’s parliamentary elections. View all of our Egypt coverage and follow us on Twitter. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now