In both cases, Islamist parties were able to convert name recognition and long-standing grass-roots organization into electoral victories.

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Initiative, an organization dedicated to abolishing the Electoral College and instituting the direct election of the President of the United States by popular vote.

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The Joint Electoral Management Board, or JEMB, the international organization handling the election, says they've identified an alarmingly high number of fraud cases like ballot box stuffing or proxy voting.

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Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), an organization aimed at promoting human rights in Egypt, told the BBC they received 50 complaints on electoral violations ranging from delay in opening voing booths, to campaigning for candidates outside polling stations during voting.

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