CAIRO: As Egyptians patiently wait until 3 PM on Sunday for the official election results from the presidential run-off that ended a week ago, tensions remain high in the country over the future. On Saturday, Christian leaders, led by billionaire business man Naguib Sawiris's Free Egyptians Party lashed out at the Muslim Brotherhood, ostensibly throwing their support behind the military junta in the country. The press conference angered many activists and heightened tension between the revolutionary powers in the country and the military, which on Friday had blamed the Brotherhood, and their candidate Mohamed Morsi, for the uncertainty and political turmoil in the country. “It is really a strange time right now in Egypt and I don't know what is going to happen,” said Brotherhood supporter Omar Khaled. He told Bikyamasr.com that if military strongman and jailed dictator Hosni Mubarak's last Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq is named president, “the tension and anger could become very strong and people will not allow the military to take complete control of the country. The revolution lives on.” The announcement on Sunday afternoon will be read by Farouq Sultan, the head of the election committee. Both candidates' camps have already announced victory and their supporters have already started celebrating. Morsi's campaign have put him the winner by a 900,000 vote difference from the primary results they have gathered. Morsi has already formed a coalition with the revolutionary youth powers and different political parties and groups with the hope of stopping Shafiq from winning, as they see it as a reproduction of the old regime. Thousands of anti-military rule protesters in the country and Morsi supporters are camping in Tahrir Square awaiting the final results for the past three days. Protesters were also showing their refusal to the decree issued last weekend by the ruling military council that limits the power of the president and increases their own. Many activists and commentators have called the move a “military coup" against the revolution.
