Muslim Brotherhood says its candidate Morsi wins

CAIRO - A member of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood announced early Monday that its candidate Mohamed Morsi had won the Egyptian presidential elections.

Voting results of 97 percent of all polling stations showed that Morsi won 52.5 percent of the votes, while Ahmed Shafiq, the ex-prime minister, got 47.5 percent, a member of the group told reporters.

Supporters of Morsi shouted and cheered after the news was announced. The results will be officially announced on June 21 by the electoral commission.

Vote counting immediately started after the presidential run-off ended at 10 pm (2000 GMT) Sunday across the country.