06/23/12: Al Jazeera reports Egypt’s election commission has said the results of the presidential runoff will be revealed on Sunday, as hundreds of supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood continue to protest in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. They are demonstrating against what they say is a power grab by the military and an attempt to limit presidential power. The election commission overseeing the divisive contest between Mohamed Morsi, the Brotherhood candidate, and Ahmed Shafik, a former prime minister, said it would announce the official winner on Sunday. Both Morsi and Shafik have claimed victory in the election to succeed Hosni Mubarak, escalating tensions between the rival camps that have deepened after the electoral commission delayed announcing the official outcome.

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