Heis exploringthepossibilityofnewtiesacross sectariandivisions as well as sounding outpossiblepartners for agrandShiacoalition similar to the one that won last time.
The politicians internal divisions have led to fears that a political vacuum could give Sunni militants a chance to revive the sectarian violence that roiled the nation in 2006 and 2007.
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Neighbouring states also looked on warily as ugly tribal and sectariandivisions widened during the campaign.
The BBC's correspondent in Cairo, Heba Saleh, says the Egyptian authorities have always argued that a party based on religion would deepen sectariandivisions in a country with a sizeable Christian minority.