Egypt: Shafiq - I Trust There Will Be No Score Settlement

Ex-contender Ahmed Shafiq congratulated President Mohamed Mursi on his victory, adding that he accepts the election result. Shafiq stated that he trusts there will be no score settlement in the future.

"In this decisive moment in Egypt's march, I declare my acceptance of the election result the presidential elections commission announced. I thank the honourable judiciary of Egypt and appreciate the efforts of the armed forces in running and organising this historic electoral process following the January 25 revolution," Shafiq said in a recorded statement accepting election result.

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