(AP-Washington Post) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that election gains by Islamist parties must not set back Egypt's push toward democracy. She acknowledged the success of Islamist parties in Egyptian parliamentary voting that the U.S. has praised as fair. But many of the winners are not friendly to the U.S. or its ally Israel, and some secular political activists in Egypt are worried that their revolution is being hijacked. "Transitions require fair and inclusive elections, but they also demand the embrace of democratic norms and rules," she said. "We expect all democratic actors to uphold universal human rights, including women's rights, to allow free religious practice."
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