Winner declared in Egyptian election
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Canadian Press
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6/24/2012 12:20:00 PM
Egypt's election commission has declared Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood the winner of Egypt's first free
elections by a narrow margin over Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister under deposed leader Hosni Mubarak.
The commission said Morsi won with 51.7 per cent of the vote versus 48.3 for Shafiq.
A huge crowd of Morsi supporters in Cairo's Tahrir Square erupted in cheers and dancing when the result was read out on live
television.