Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood predicted Friday that its presidential candidate Mohamed Morsi will contest a run-off vote with former regime figure Ahmed Shafik, as counting in the country's landmark election got under way.
A statement on the official Facebook page of the Freedom and Justice party, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, indicated that Morsi had received 30.8% of the votes cast to 22.3% for Shafik.
The Muslim Brotherhood said it had observed the counting of 51% of the vote.
If no candidate gets a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round will be held June 16-17. There were 13 candidates on the ballot, although two withdrew from the race after ballots were printed.
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Whatever the outcome, the process was initiated by the people of Egypt with undaunted courage and perseverance in the face of brutal odds.
I wish them luck and hope that the people of Egypt are successful in determining a path that brings them to the international community with honor, dignity and positive contribution.
We who are always in the forefront clamoring for democracy, liberty and freedom, posing as champions of these values should be supportive of this process.
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