May 24, 2013
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A presidential election was held in Egypt on 23 and 24 May 2012. The main election was held on 16 and 17 June. The Muslim Brotherhood declared early 18 June 2012, that its candidate, Mohammed Morsi, won Egypt's presidential election, which would be the first victory of an Islamist as head of state in the Arab world.
It was the second presidential election in Egypt's history with more than one candidate, following the 2005 election, and the first presidential election after the 2011 Egyptian revolution during the Arab Spring. On 24 June 2012, Egypt's election commission announced that Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi has won Egypt's presidential runoff. Morsi won by a narrow margin over Ahmed Shafik, the last prime minister under deposed leader Hosni Mubarak. The commission said Morsi took 51.7% of the vote versus 48.3% for Shafik.
(via Freebase)
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![Egyptians vote on second and final day of landmark election [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-4855000/4855382/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=0589362c6337e225252499834fa144ee)
![Millions of Egyptians vote in historic presidential election [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-4804000/4804116/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=9f908e4a8bbe9fde41ad61d4fd4283a8 "A soldier stands at the entrance to a polling station as people wait outside in Cairo May 23, 2012: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem")
![Fifty million eligible voters in Egypt's presidential elections [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-4758000/4758729/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=004c08feccdc792cc7e40b0ab528056a)
![Egypt's military ruler pledges fair presidential elections [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-4543000/4543636/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=0a6f900c84af6826991cdaa00a526c13)
![The rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-4502000/4502625/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=7122c424d19e63f4eb47b6dfdb578a94)