Islamists do well in early Egypt results

CAIRO - Early results from Egypt's first post-revolution election showed Islamist parties sweeping to victory, including hardline Salafists, with secular parties being trounced in many areas.

Partial figures trickled in for the areas of the country that voted in record numbers on Monday and Tuesday, confirming earlier predictions that Islamist parties would win at least two-thirds of ballots cast.

State newspapers reported on Sunday that the Muslim Brotherhood's new Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) received roughly 40 percent of the vote and the main Salafist Al-Nur party between 20 and 25 percent.