Muslim Brotherhood Mursi takes lead



gulfnews - By : Ramadan Al Sherbini

The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Mursi has taken the lead over his rival Ahmed Shafiq in Egypt's presidential polls, according to initial estimates.

Mursi, a conservative Islamist, has secured 51.51 per cent of a tally of 9.554 million votes counted until 3 a.m. (01 a.m. GMT) in Egypt's first ever free presidential election, added the estimates based on counting across the country's 27 governorates. - More

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