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Photo Gallery Egypt Tests Democracy

One year after the revolution, Egypt may have a parliament, but it still has a long way to go before it can call itself a true democracy. The ultra-conservative Salafists have misgivings about the parliamentary system, while secular politicians worry that the Muslim Brotherhood and the military council are making deals behind the scenes.
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One year after the revolution, Egypt may have a parliament, but it still has a long way to go before it can call itself a true democracy. Here, the newly elected speaker of the Egyptian parliament, Mohammed Saad el-Katatny of the Muslim Brotherhood, addresses the first Egyptian parliament session after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak (Jan. 23 photo).

Foto: Pool/ Getty Images
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Crowds returned to Cairo's Tahrir Square on Jan. 25 to mark the first anniversary of the uprising.

Foto: Andre Pain/ dpa
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Celebrations on Tahrir Square on Jan. 25, 2012. Observers ask if a country can find its way to democracy through free elections alone. Or does it need a second revolution to sweep aside all the corrupt institutions that still operate according to the old rules?

Foto: Andre Pain/ dpa
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