Mohamed Morsi Declared Egypt’s First Islamist President

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After the freest elections in the country’s history, Mohamed Morsi defeats Hosni Mubarak’s last Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq in a race that raised political tensions in Egypt to a fever pitch. Morsi won with 51.7 percent of the vote versus 48.3 for Shafiq.

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