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Arab States Weekly Review 3rd – 9th December 2011

The Muslim Brotherhood won a bigger proportion of the vote than expected in Egypt’s parliamentary elections, gaining 46% in a first round. The Salafists, a more extreme group of Islamists, won 21%. The voting is due to end in mid-January.

Kuwait’s emir dissolved parliament amid corruption allegations. Elections will be held within 60 days.