Twitter was anxiously awaiting the Egyptian election results this morning.
https://twitter.com/MiaFarrow/status/216892060396027905
It is now being reported that the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi has been elected.
#Egypt’s election commission has just announced that Mohammed Morsi is the winner of the country’s presidential runoff.
— Al Jazeera News (@AJENews) June 24, 2012
Immediate reaction:
Wow…Tahrir Square erupts. Morsi announced as winner. #Egypt
— Tony Fratto (@TonyFratto) June 24, 2012
Wow. So it's Morsi in Egypt. Pretty huge news.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 24, 2012
"Who lost Egypt?" debate coming to a campaign near you.
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) June 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/216903191990775808
[That's the good news.] RT @dandrezner: So far, the Morsi administration in Egypt has accomplished nothing. #twitterimpatience
— Sadanand Dhume (@dhume) June 24, 2012
Bracing; tensions running high:
There are definitely people in the square who are not morsi supporters. Be alert people #egypt
— Yasmine El Rashidi (@yasminerashidi) June 24, 2012
#Egypt; waiting at Morsi presser in Cairo. Lots of police outside. Tension is high.
— Borzou Daragahi ?? (@borzou) June 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/samj/status/216903513157017603
Update: Live video stream available here:
Live video from Tahrir Square, Egypt via @ReutersStream http://t.co/Fo6HHSsn
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 24, 2012
More reaction:
RT @hjacksonAP: How long until this Eygptian election result becomes an American campaign issue? I say not very long.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) June 24, 2012
Breaking: Mohamed Morsi to choose Tim Pawlenty as his veep. #Egypt
— jon gabriel (@exjon) June 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/thealexandrian/status/216905255378620417
RT @RawyaRageh: Cars honking everywhere.. Celebrations going beyond #Tahrir #Egypt < All the way to the Dark Ages. #tcot
— Chris Lockhart (@ctiberius) June 24, 2012
Anyone who thinks this completes #Egypt's revolution, think again. The next stage of the struggle starts here.
— Jack Shenker (@hackneylad) June 24, 2012
If you can't accept Morsi being Egypt's new President then Omar Suleiman was right when he said that Egyptians aren't ready for Democracy !
— Karim Hatem (@KarimHatem_) June 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/HamwiyaStrength/status/216913986694811650
Egypt is not Egypt anymore. It's Iran 2.0. Hikers and Christians beware. #tcot
— J (@JustenCharters) June 24, 2012
On-the-scene reports now rolling in.
'Yasqot, yasqot hoqm el-3askar' (Down with military rule) and 'Ta7ya masr' (Long live #Egypt) now reverberating round #Tahrir
— Jack Shenker (@hackneylad) June 24, 2012
Look at the papers in Sultan's hand. This is how long we have to wait till this speech is over. #Egypt #EgyPresElex pic.twitter.com/TKqOTpC7
— Egyptocracy (@Egyptocracy) June 24, 2012
Farouk Sultan: Some people waterboard their victims, I just speak. #Egypt
— Remi Kanazi (@Remroum) June 24, 2012
"50 million Egyptians voted in these elections. And now, I'll read out their names…" #Egypt #EgyPresElex
— İyad el-Baghdadi | إياد البغدادي (@iyad_elbaghdadi) June 24, 2012
Summary of Farouk Sultan's speech: "the Electoral Commission did everything by the book and is overall awesome, especially me." #egypt
— Mohamed El Dahshan (@eldahshan) June 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/ibnezra/status/216907898243133440
https://twitter.com/oemoral/status/216852728310276096
Trying to diffuse the tensions with snark:
The Brotherhood taking over already? Lions of Qasr al-Nil wearing niqab?#Egypt pic.twitter.com/waaIp0Ju
— benwedeman (@bencnn) June 24, 2012
We have a winner: #cairotraffic.
Unphased by rumours of impending chaos, undetered by scorching temperatures.#Egypt pic.twitter.com/yxIpwI7O— benwedeman (@bencnn) June 24, 2012
Serious concerns:
#Egypt interior ministry says officers can 'shoot to kill' if demonstrators attack police after results are announced
— Saeed Ahmed (@saeed_ahmed) June 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/reemsaied/status/216911566308786178
https://twitter.com/Lauramzy/status/216911534834724865
More reports, photographs from Egypt.
RT @bilalr: THIS is #Egypt's new president: #Morsi – via @AJEnglish pic.twitter.com/HDKdrPiY
— Pao Ugaz (@larryportera) June 24, 2012
#Egypt Chants in Tahrir Square: the revolution continues
— Rania Masri / رانية المصري (@rania_masri) June 24, 2012
WOW. RT “@haddadme: A moment in history. #Morsi #Egypt #2012 pic.twitter.com/iiEOgoK1”
— sara jo | سارة (@HelloSaraJo) June 24, 2012
Cautious predictions about what’s to come:
Question now: What did the MB give up to get the presidency? How much control will they have over, say, the defense ministry?
— Gregg Carlstrom (@glcarlstrom) June 24, 2012
http://twitter.com/NoahPollak/statuses/216918284275171329
I don't know how I feel. But I'm excited to see what happens next. #Egypt
— mona el-naggar (@monaelnaggar) June 24, 2012
Update: The White House issues statement.
Finally. #WH: “The #US congratulates Dr. Mohamed #Morsi on his victory in Egypt’s Presidential election, & we congratulate the Egyptian ppl”
— Barin Masoud (@BarinM) June 24, 2012
.@WhiteHouse: The United States congratulates Dr. Mohamed Morsi on his victory in #Egypt ’s Presidential election #egyelections
— U.S. Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) June 24, 2012
.@whitehouse: And we congratulate the Egyptian people for this milestone in their transition to democracy #egyelection #egypt
— U.S. Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) June 24, 2012
In case you missed it – full White house statement on #EgyPresElex http://t.co/pUa2Tc3F
— Maha Abouelenein (@mahagaber) June 24, 2012
Summed up reaction:
New leader of Egypt threatens Isreal while the White House congratulates him on his election. Obama is the Neville Chamberlain of our time.
— CQ (@ConspiracyQuean) June 24, 2012