In Egypt, the ruling National Democratic Party has gained considerable lead in the 1st round of Parliamentary election, wiping out opposition party Muslim Brotherhood. According to official results announced by Chairman of the High Elections Commission and President of the Cairo Court of Appeals, Justice Al-Sayed Abd Al-Aziz Omar, the NDP won 209 of 221 seats in the first round of voting that took place on 28 November. Four small opposition parties won five seats between them and seven went to independents who are not affiliated with the Brotherhood. None of seat went to Brotherhood. The group has 27 members who will stand in the 2nd round where no candidate won more than 50 percent of votes. The Brotherhood fielded 130 candidates after several of its candidates were disqualified. Second round of voting will take place on 5th December in which two-hundred-and-eighty-seven seats (287) will be contested. The Muslim Brotherhood has dismissed the 1st round of results, which accounted for 43 percent of parliament's 508 seats. Human rights groups allege that 1st round vote was marred by widespread violence and fraud, and the White House expressed disappointment at the way the election was conducted. However, the claims were denied by the government. The Egyptian authorities have rejected the presence of international monitors to supervise the elections, citing the request as an infringement of national sovereignty. AIR correspondent Dhirendra Ojha reports that as predicted by analysts, the Ruling NDP made a clean sweep in 1st round of parliamentary elections wiping out opposition Muslim Brotherhood. Second round of voting will take place on 5th December for 287 seats where candidates failed to get 50 percent of votes. The Brotherhood will contest for 26 seats in this round. The Muslim Brotherhood and Human rights groups allege that 1st round vote was marred by violence and fraud which is denied by the government. The Egyptian authorities have rejected the presence of international monitors to supervise the elections, citing the request as an infringement of national sovereignty.