In a statement issued Sunday, the Iranian foreign ministry said that the incoming Egyptian president would "play an effective role in the all-out growth and excellence of the country and the initiation of a transformative era" in Egypt`s history.
Head of Egypt`s Higher Presidential Election Commission Farouq Sultan announced Sunday afternoon that Moursi has won the presidential election.
Moursi, now chairman of the Brotherhood`s Freedom and Justice Party, got 51.73 percent of all the votes in the run-off round, defeating his rival Ahmed Shafiq who got 48.27 percent.
(H-AK)
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