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Egypt poll: Islamist Mursi and ex-PM Shafiq in run-off | |
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An Islamist candidate and a Hosni Mubarak-era politician will contest a presidential run-off in June, Egypt's election commission has confirmed. | |
Announcing the final results of the first round, it said the run-off would pit the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Mursi against former PM Ahmed Shafiq. | |
Two of the defeated candidates earlier demanded a recount, citing violations. | |
Last week's voting was Egypt's first freely contested presidential election. Observers say it was held peacefully. | |
On Monday, the electoral commission head, Farouq Sultan, said that Mr Mursi and Mr Shafiq finished as the top two candidates, with each receiving more than five million votes. | |
The commission said turnout in the first round was 46%. | |
Earlier, Hamdin Sabbahi, the candidate from the leftist al-Karamah party who finished third, claimed that conscripts had voted illegally. | |
But his claim was rejected by the election commission. It acknowledged that there were some "shortcomings", but said they had not affected the result. | |
Another defeated candidate, former Brotherhood member Abdul Moneim Aboul Fotouh, had also filed an appeal with the commission. | |
He was asking for the official results to be delayed until an investigation was held into all reported violations. | |
About 50 million people were eligible to vote in the polls, in which 13 candidates were vying for the presidency. | About 50 million people were eligible to vote in the polls, in which 13 candidates were vying for the presidency. |
The military body that assumed presidential power in February 2011 - the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf) - has promised a fair vote and civilian rule. | The military body that assumed presidential power in February 2011 - the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf) - has promised a fair vote and civilian rule. |
Until a new constitution is approved, it is unclear what powers the president will have, prompting fears of friction with a military which seems determined to retain its powerful position. | Until a new constitution is approved, it is unclear what powers the president will have, prompting fears of friction with a military which seems determined to retain its powerful position. |