The date of the 28^th November 2011 will henceforth have a special resonance in modern Egyptian history. It is the day that marked the start of the first “relatively” free and fair elections, held just after the Egyptian Revolution and thereby opening the door toward the institutionalization of democracy in Egypt. Challenges facing the next parliament are enormous but the opportunities are still here. Those important changes that Egypt is witnessing are certainly putting external actors in a state of alert, with Europe, one of its close neighbors, at the top of the list. Thus, this brief will firstly provide a short overview of the election results, based on which some policy recommendations will be given to both domestic and external actors.