CAIRO: Egypt's President-elect Mohamed Morsi, in his first televised speech following the announced Sunday afternoon that he had been victorious in the run-off a week ago, said he would ensure “justice” for the “martyrs” of the 18 days revolution that ousted the former regime of Hosni Mubarak. He saluted those who are currently celebrating in Cairo's Tahrir Square and other squares around Egypt. “This is a historic moment that was written by Egyptians blood, tears and sacrifice,” he said in the address Sunday evening. “I would have not been here as the first elected president with this joy if it were not for God's guidance and your sacrifice and blood of our martyrs,” the Muslim Brotherhood candidate told the country. “And our injured, a great thanks and salute to our martyrs, their mothers, fathers and families who lost a dear one to them and sacrificed them to Egypt,” he continued, acknowledging those who had been killed in the January 2011 uprising, which had set the stage for his victory on Sunday. Morsi beat former Mubarak Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, garnering some 52 percent of the vote. “I pray to those who were killed and injured, who watered the tree of freedom,” adding that he saluted “the families who taught them the true meaning of freedom and for their patience over losing their lives as a price for freedom. I renew my promise, this blood is not going to wasted،” His modesty came out as well, saying “I'm leading the nation and I am not your best. But I will fulfill my promises and pledges to you.” He also talked of the importance of all Egyptians, Christian or Muslim, being represented in the country and by his government, which the Brotherhood's political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) said could be announced as soon as Wednesday. “Today I am the president of all Egyptians, inside the country and abroad, men and women, women and Copts.” ** Bikyamasr.com's Manar Ammar contributed to this report
