Egyptian Presidential Election Result Delayed
The result of Egypt’s presidential election has been delayed, state television has said.
It had been scheduled to be announced on Thursday, but the Supreme Elections Commission (SPEC) says it needs more time to look into complaints presented by the candidates.
The two candidates, Mohammed Mursi and Ahmed Shafiq, both say they won.
There have been some 400 election complaints and no new date has been set for the announcement of the result.
Nader Omran, a spokesman for Mr Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood, told the BBC that the result announcement should not be delayed.
“It will bring more tension to the people - they should end the story tomorrow (Thursday)”, he said.
Meanwhile, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak remains in critical condition in an army hospital in Cairo.
He is said to have had a series of strokes and to be on a life-support machine, but there has been no official word on his condition.