Big Peace Reports: U.S. Senator John Kerry met with leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood’s political party in Egypt this weekend, and told Egypt’s interim government that the U.S. welcomed the results of Egypt’s first democratic elections. Voters gave the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party [FJP] nearly 40% of seats, and more than 24% more went to the ultra-conservative Salafi coalition led by al-Nour Party.
On Friday, Senator Kerry told Egypt’s interim Prime Minister that the U.S. believed the elections were characterized by transparence and integrity, despite local confusion during three separate rounds of voting. He added that America was prepared to provide assistance to prop up the Egyptian government during the transition from military rule to democracy.
On Saturday, he called for a major IMF cash infusion to keep Egypt’s fledgling democracy alive, and stressed the need to aid Egypt’s flailing economy. He also stated that the FJP’s electoral success was not surprising and he pressed the largely secular military to respect the elections’ outcome. It was the third time that an American official has met with the FJP in as many months.
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