"We are not seeking vengeance or to settle accounts," he said, adding that he would build a "modern, democratic state" for all Egyptian citizens, Muslims and Christians.

But Mahmud Barakeh, the Shafiq campaign official, said their figures showed that their candidate was leading in the count.

"We are astonished by this bizarre behavior, which amounts to a hijacking of the election results," Barakeh said.

Morsi's supporters screamed with excitement, some wiping tears from their eyes. Several hundred held a victory rally in Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square, the hub of protests in February 2011.

The jubilation was overshadowed, however, by a looming showdown between the Brotherhood and the ruling military, which issued a new constitutional document shortly after the polls closed on Sunday granting it sweeping powers.

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