(New York Times) David D. Kirkpatrick - The Islamist candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Morsi, will face Ahmed Shafik, a former Air Force general who briefly served as former President Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, in a runoff to become Egypt's first freely elected president, several independent vote counts concluded Friday. Shafik campaigned on promises to use a firm hand against the protests and lawlessness that have prevailed since Mubarak's ouster and his law and order message resonated with voters, helping him to overtake candidates previously considered front-runners such as former Arab League head Amr Moussa and dissident former Brotherhood leader Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, who came in third.
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