Egypt Islamists widen poll lead
3 December 2011 Last updated at 15:12 GMT Egypt Islamists widen poll lead Many devout Egyptians gave their votes to Islamist parties Latest results from the Egyptian elections indicate that Islamist parties are likely to have a strong majority in the new parliament. The political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood and a more conservative Salafist Islamist party are leading, while secular liberals are behind. However, most candidates will have to go through to two further rounds of voting over the next six weeks. The Muslim Brotherhood called for the will of the people to be respected. Salafists second The BBC's Jon Leyne, in Cairo, says this is arguably the first fully free and fair election in Egyptian history. Analysis Jon Leyne BBC News, Cairo This is the first chance to see the strength of the Islamists, who look likely to win at least half of the seats in the new parliament. There are two ver