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| Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi Declared Egypt's President |
| 2012-06-25 |
| [An Nahar] Moslem Brüderbund member Mohammed Morsi was on Sunday declared the first president of Egypt since a popular uprising ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak ...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011... , the head of the electoral commission announced. "The winner of the election for Egyptian president on June 16-17 is Mohammed Morsi Eissa al-Ayat," said Farouq Sultan, the commission's head. Morsi, who ran against ex-prime minister Ahmed Shafiq, won 51.73 percent of the vote after a race that polarized the Arab world's most populous nation. Shafiq received 48.27 percent of the vote, according to the electoral commission's announcement. Morsi won 13,230,131 votes against Shafiq who clinched 12,347,380. The election, in which more than 50 million voters were eligible to cast their ballot, saw a 51.8 percent turnout. Thousands of Egyptians packed into Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square to celebrate Morsi's victory, waving flags and posters of the Islamist leader. "God is greatest" and "down with military rule" they chanted as some set off fire crackers minutes after the election commission formally declared the result. Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, congratulated Morsi on his victory, state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? said. "Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi congratulates Dr. Mohammed Morsi on winning the presidency of the republic," the channel reported. "The commission began its work in mid-February, but it was faced from the very beginning by a fierce campaign and treason accusations from the various political forces," said the head of the commission during the presser. "Some tried to question our work, some kept rejecting our decisions and some launched campaigns to pave the ground for accusing us of rigging the results should their candidate lose," he added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 I still chuckle about the onslaught of ridecule a self described "Rodeo clown" expierenced as a result of predicting the exact outcome of the Egyptian Spring. And don't expect Bill Kristol to apologize anytime soon. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2012-06-25 20:25 |
| #8 Lots of Artics on MEMRI today, + none of it good for Regional Peace. * FOX NEWS AM > EGYPT - THE NEXT IRAN? The US + Israel have an interest in the Egyptian military reserving or keeping some of its tradit powers in order to prevent post-Mubarak Egypt from devol into a SECOND ANTI-US-WEST, GEOPOL AMBITIOUS [nuclear?]"IRAN"??? Lest we fergit, 9-11 + GWOT > as much an INTER-MUSLIM, IDEO + MILPOL, ETC. STRUGGLE FOR DOMINANCE + CONTROL WIDIN THE MUSLIM WORLD + FUTURE OWG CALIPHATE AS ANYTHING ELSE. Sunni versus Shia. Salafist versus Wahhabi. Neo-Ottomanism versus Neo-Persianism ..... and so on. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-06-25 20:11 |
| #7 check out the egyptian muslim brother hood's logo here. It is two swords crossed with a koran in between. Nice logo for future articles about the brotherhood. |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2012-06-25 18:42 |
| #6 American-educated engineer: PhD at USC 1982. Assistant Professor at Cal State Northridge '82-85 |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-06-25 17:54 |
| #5 Picture at link. I don't see any knots. In fact, the guy is smiling and waving just like any politician would. He's wearing a western style business suit instead of robes. Looks quite civilized. Here's hoping the looks are not deceiving. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-06-25 15:25 |
| #4 Is this the guy with the knot on his forehead? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-06-25 09:40 |
| #3 Hope and Change Egypt version what could possibly go wrong |
| Posted by: lord garth 2012-06-25 07:29 |
| #2 Appears we've waited far too long in dealing with Iran: Mursi Vows Stronger Ties with Iran to Build ‘Strategic Balance’ |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-06-25 05:02 |
| #1 Posted yesterday. The White House reaching down and picking it up from 'the clean end' once again: White House congratulates Morsi |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-06-25 04:39 |