Islamists' credibility to be tested after Egypt poll win

December 01, 2011 17:37

In Egypt, the long-banned Muslim Brotherhood is on the verge of gaining the political legitimacy it has sought for decades, but as it steps out of the shadows its credibility will be on the line, analysts say.

Ten months after the end of Hosni Mubarak's 30 years of autocratic rule, Egyptians went to the polls this week in the first phase of multi-stage elections to create a new parliament.

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