Brotherhood claims victory in Egypt president vote

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http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2012/06/17/egypts_military_issues_interim_constitution/

By Sarah El Deeb and Lee Keath
Associated Press / June 17, 2012

CAIRO—The Muslim Brotherhood declared early Monday that its candidate, Mohammed Morsi, won Egypt's presidential election, even as the military handed themselves the lion's share of power over the new president, enshrining their hold on the state and sharpening the possibility of confrontation with the Islamists.

With parliament dissolved and martial law effectively in force, the generals made themselves the country's lawmakers, gave themselves control over the budget and will determine who writes the permanent constitution that will define the country's future.

But as they claimed victory over Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister Ahmed Shafiq in the election, the Brotherhood challenged the military's power grab. The group warned that it did not recognize the dissolution of parliament or the military's interim constitution -- or its right to oversee the drafting of a new one.

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1. That is surprisingly close...

I know that this was MB's second choice, and wasn't known for a great personality, but I would expect a better performance. I do wonder if their was significant fraud, and, if so, which way it ran.