NEWSMAX: Egypt delayed the release of official results in a polarizing presidential election claimed by both candidates, injecting fresh uncertainty into an already troubled political transition process.
The decision to postpone the release, slated for Thursday, was because more time was needed to review voting fraud allegations submitted by Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi and Ahmed Shafik, Hosni Mubarak’s last premier, the election commission said on its website. Commission Secretary-General Hatem Bagato was cited as saying by the state-run Al-Ahram Gate website that results may be announced on Saturday or Sunday.
The delay complicates the race between the two most divisive candidates who emerged from a field of 13 hopefuls in the election’s first round last month, and it threatens to stoke the tensions marring Egypt’s transition. Political wrangling has stymied efforts to boost the economy, undermined investor confidence and dimmed prospects that a $3.2 billion International Monetary Fund loan can be secured soon… (more)
