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June 24th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda “Egypt holds its breath and nervously awaits the electoral commission’s verdict,” the independent Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper said on Sunday.
The ruling military council has been deploying extra security force in the capital as fears of possible unrest following the announcement of the results intensify.
Supporters of Mubarak-era Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq have reportedly been gathering near Cairo’s Nasr Square, while supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi have been gathering at Cairo’s iconic Liberation Square.
The military council has blamed Morsi and Shafiq, for creating division and tension by, what it called, releasing early results. Both candidates have declared themselves the winner of the race.
Egyptians cast their ballots in a two-day presidential runoff election on June 16 and 17. On June 18, a member of the Egyptian Electoral Committee confirmed that Morsi was in the lead in the voting.
Under a constitutional declaration issued last week, the country’s junta has taken control of the state budget and given itself veto power on a new constitution, making the new president almost powerless. It has also dissolved the parliament dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood.
On Monday, former Egyptian presidential candidate and supporter of Morsi, Abdul Moneim Abul Fotouh warned that the military junta’s addendum to the constitution was equivalent to a coup against the revolution.
The delay in the announcement of the run-off’s results has raised widespread suspicions that the returns are being negotiated rather than counted.
Many fear that the procrastination is the Army’s tactic for declaring the former premier the winner.
SZH/PKH/AZ
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