Thousands of angry Egyptians have camped out in the historic square
since Wednesday, calling on the military council to quit power
immediately as the electoral authorities delayed the announcement of the
final results of the presidential run-off on Thursday as scheduled.
Egypt's election committee said on Wednesday they want to look into all
complaints from the two candidates before making an announcement. The
protesters say the move could be a sign that the Supreme Council of the
Armed Forces (SCAF) is trying to declare former premier Ahmed Shafiq the
winner.
Egyptians cast their ballots in a two-day presidential
runoff election on June 16 and 17, which pitted the candidate of the
Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, Mohammed Morsi, against
Shafiq. On June 18, a member of the Egyptian Electoral Committee
confirmed that Morsi is in the lead in the country's run-off
presidential election. Early on the day, the Brotherhood had declared
Morsi's victory over Shafiq in the voting. Officials from the group had
said that Morsi has won 52.5 percent of the counted ballots. Source
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