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How many seats did Muslim Brotherhood-linked independent candidates win in Egypt’s 2005 parliamentary election?
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Hassan al-Banna, a schoolteacher in Ismailia, Egypt, founded the Muslim Brotherhood in 1928 as an attempt to modernize Islamic society.
In Egypt’s 2005 parliamentary elections, candidates linked to the Muslim Brotherhood ran as independents and successfully captured 88 seats. This result was achieved despite efforts by the administration of then-President Hosni Mubarak to restrict voting in areas where the organization held strong support.1