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The New York Times
Sunday, June 24, 2012
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Mohamed Morsi of Muslim Brotherhood Declared Winner of Egyptian Presidency
Election regulators named Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood the
winner of Egypt’s first competitive presidential elections, handing the
Islamist group a symbolic triumph and a new weapon in its struggle for
power with the ruling military council.
His victory is an ambiguous milestone in Egypt’s promised transition to
democracy after the ouster 16 months ago of President Hosni Mubarak.
After an election that international monitors called credible, the
military-led government has recognized an electoral victory by an
opponent of military rule over a former air force general, Ahmed Shafik,
who promised harmony with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. A
public ballot count after the polls closed last weekend had already
shown Mr. Morsi the winner, pending certification by a commission of
Mubarak-appointed judges.
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