A spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood said Egypt would be"in danger" if Ahmed Shafiq won, and the group wouldreach out to other candidates to defeat him. Warning of "determined efforts to recreate the oldregime", the Brotherhood urged parties that supported theuprising that overthrew Hosni Mubarak to unite around theircandidate. They have invited a range of opposition figures to a meeting onSaturday. Both the Brotherhood and Shafiq campaigns have accused each otherof "stealing" the revolution. Ahmed Shafiq spokesman Ahmed Sarhan urged pro-revolutionaries tovote for his candidate, saying that while his programme was about"the future", the Brotherhood's was about"an Islamic empire". The polarized choice remaining in the run-off suggests Egypt couldbe entering a new period of confrontation. Ahmed Khairy, spokesman for the Free Egyptians Party, a secularliberal party which emerged last year, said the outcome of thefirst round was "the worst possible scenario", reportedEgyptian newspaper al-Ahram . He described Mohammed Mursi as an "Islamic fascist" andAhmed Shafiq as a "military fascist". The pro-revolution vote was split, the reported results suggest,between leftist Hamdin Sabbahi (third with 21.5%) and a moderateIslamist who broke with the Brotherhood, Abdul Moneim Aboul Fotouh(fourth with about 19%). Hamdin Sabbahi dominated in many urban areas, including Alexandria,local reports suggested. Former Arab league chief Amr Moussa trailed in fifth place. Mohammed Mursi and ahmed Shafiq represent very different strands ofEgyptian society. Mohammed Mursi is seen as belonging to a popular strand ofpolitical Islam that was excluded from the political process formany years under Hosni Mubarak. Ahmed Shafiq, who served briefly as Hosni Mubarak's primeminister, is regarded by many as a creature of the old secularregime. Analysts say he drew his support from people fearful of an Islamisttakeover, and those exhausted by the upheavals of the past 16months. About 50 million people were eligible to vote in the polls, inwhich 13 candidates were vying for the presidency. It was the country's first freely contested presidentialelection in its history, and observers said it had been conductedpeacefully. The military body that assumed presidential power in February 2011– the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) – haspromised a fair vote and civilian rule. Until a new constitution is approved it is unclear what powers thepresident will have, prompting fears of friction with a militarywhich seems determined to retain its powerful position. Many Egyptians have grown frustrated with the pace of change intheir country following the revolution, as the economy languishes,public services break down and crime levels rise. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Circular Polarized Film , DLP Active Shutter 3D Glasses for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Plastic Circular Polarized 3D Glasses.
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