The protests that followed speculation that the Egypt elections were rigged, has resulted in two deaths.
Muslim Brotherhood, the largest and strongest opposition group, said on Wednesday it has decided to boycott a runoff after failing to secure a single seat in the first round.
The liberal Wafd opposition party also says it will withdraw from the election although it has won two seats in the first round.
Egypt's government has staunchly defended the fairness of last Sunday's election, despite reports by independent rights groups of blatant rigging in favor of the ruling party.
The result will likely be a 518-seat parliament almost entirely made up of the ruling National Democratic Party, with a few seats going to independents and smaller parties, AP reported.
Since the day after voting, candidate supporters around the country took to the streets in anger after hearing word their favorites lost. In some places police fired tear gas to disperse the protesters.
In the southern province of Assiut, police fired tear gas at a procession of Muslim Brotherhood supporters .
Supporters of an independent candidate in the southern city of Luxor also set fire to cars and clashed with security forces. Five people were injured and 30 arrested.
