Egypt's election committee will announce the result of the country's first presidential poll, after unofficial counts indicated a likely run-off between the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate and the last premier of ousted leader Hosny Mubarak.
Mohamed Morsi, who heads the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), is expected to run against former air force commander Ahmed Shafiq.
The commission said it had received five complaints from different candidates about the voting, including leftist candidate Hamdeen Sabahy who came third in the initial results.
Sabahy and former Arab League chief Amr Moussa have both called for investigations into voting fraud.
If no candidate wins an outright majority, a second round will be held on June 16-17 between the top two contenders.
Many Egyptians worry that a win by Shafiq will revive the Mubarak regime. If Morsi, a conservative Islamist, wins, the Brotherhood would have greater control over state institutions as it already controls nearly half of the seats in parliament.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which has been in charge since Mubarak's ouster in February 2011, has vowed to hand over power to the elected president by the end of June.
Egypt to announce presidential election results
Egypt's election committee will announce the result of the country's first presidential poll, after unofficial counts indicated a likely run-off between the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate and the last premier of ousted leader Hosny Mubarak.
Mohamed Morsi, who heads the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), is expected to run against former air force commander Ahmed Shafiq.
The commission said it had received five complaints from different candidates about the voting, including leftist candidate Hamdeen Sabahy who came third in the initial results.
Sabahy and former Arab League chief Amr Moussa have both called for investigations into voting fraud.
If no candidate wins an outright majority, a second round will be held on June 16-17 between the top two contenders.
Many Egyptians worry that a win by Shafiq will revive the Mubarak regime. If Morsi, a conservative Islamist, wins, the Brotherhood would have greater control over state institutions as it already controls nearly half of the seats in parliament.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which has been in charge since Mubarak's ouster in February 2011, has vowed to hand over power to the elected president by the end of June.
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