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3. Egypt vote result delayed - state agency
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 05:23 PM
Jun 2012

(Reuters) - The body overseeing Egypt's presidential election said it would not announce the results on Thursday as planned, saying it needed more time to study appeals from the candidates, but did not say when it might be ready, the state news agency reported.

The Egyptian presidential run-off pitted the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsy against Ahmed Shafik, a former air force commander who was Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister. Both claim to have won and have filed appeals against each other.

"The (election) committee has decided to continue to examine the appeals, which involves looking at records and logs related to the electoral process, and this will necessitate more time before announcing the final results," it said in a statement on Wednesday.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/06/20/uk-egypt-election-delay-idUKBRE85J1FF20120620

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