Egypt’s election commission has just announced that it will not be releasing official results from the first round of elections until tomorrow. The early signs suggest high turnout, and a very strong performance by the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party. Don’t forget that thus far we only have partial results. Closely contested individual seats will go to a run-off election next week
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