Egypt’s Brotherhood says takes commanding vote lead
People celebrate the end of voting in the presidential election as they pass though Tahrir Square, the focus of the February 2011 Egyptian revolution, in Cairo June 17, 2012. — Reuters picCAIRO, June 18 — Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said today its candidate Mohamed Morsy had a commanding lead over his rival ex-military man Ahmed Shafik in a presidential election, with 52 per cent of votes cast based on the count from 95 per cent of polling stations.
A Brotherhood official Khaled Qazzaz said Shafik had 48 per cent of the votes counted. Shafik's campaign has not given a clear indication of where their candidate lies.
“There is no way Shafik can win,” Qazzaz said, speaking at the headquarters of the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party. The party said on its website it would shortly announce “the first statement of the first elected Egyptian president.” — Reuters
