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Egypt results point to deeply divisive runoff race

May 26th, 2012

COMBO - This combination of three photos shows Egyptian presidential candidates, from left, Ahmed Shafiq, Hamdeen Sabahi and Mohammed Morsi. The candidate of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood won a spot in a runoff election, according to partial results Friday, May 25, 2012 from Egypt's first genuinely competitive presidential election. A former prime minister and a leftist were in a tight race for second place and a chance to run against him to become the country's next leader. (AP Photo/STR; Amr Nabil; Nasser Nasser; )The Muslim Brotherhood's candidate and a veteran of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's autocratic regime will face each other in a runoff election for Egypt's president, according to first-round results Friday. The divisive showdown dismayed many Egyptians who fear either one means an end to any democratic gains produced by last year's uprising.

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