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May 25, 2012

Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Leading in First-Round Voting 
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Preliminary election results from Egypt's first-ever competitive
presidential election show Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi in
the lead in the first-round of voting. It is still unclear who he will
face in the runoff schedule for June 16, but it may be Ahmed Shafik, the
last prime minister under ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak. Some Egyptians
predicted another revolution would take place if Shafik managed to win
the election.

Khaled El-Abbad: "Regardless, the results are not in his [Shafik's]
favor. Even if the Military Council tries to impose Ahmed Shafik, then
the revolution will begin all over again, the 25th of January revolution
will begin again. And let me tell you with certainty, that if they
announce that Ahmed Shafik is the president of Egypt, Tahrir Square will
erupt."

 

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