CNN: Mohammed Morsi (Muslim Brotherhood) declared Egyptian Presidential winner

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82. Unfortunately the information presented is entirely inaccurate

The reality is as follows:

In the first round, a total of five candidates received over 90 percent of the vote.

Morsi and Shafik, the two who would eventually have the runoff, had a little under 50 percent between them.

In third place was Sabahi, who could be identified as the "liberal" candidate. He got about 20 percent of the vote.

In fourth was another Islamist who was formerly head of the Muslim Brotherhood. He got a little under 20 percent.

In fifth was Amr Moussa who was Mubarak's Foreign Minister and later the Secretary General of the Arab League. He got a little over 10 percent.

What the poster above does not realize is the extent to which the population of Egypt leans towards religious fundamentalism and away from secularism.

The Muslim Brotherhood candidate did not win because he pretended to be something he wasn't or because there was some large group of liberals who were split between dozens of candidates.

The Muslim Brotherhood candidate won because the Muslim Brotherhood is most reflective of the Egyptian population at large.