Another days of uncertainty in Egypt after the result of presidential poll were delayed, with both candidates who went on the runoff claimed they had become Hosni Mubarak’s successor.

Another days of uncertainty in Egypt after the result of presidential poll were delayed, with both candidates who went on the runoff claimed they had become Hosni Mubarak’s successor.

Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters have filled Cairo's Tahrir Square late on Thursday as Egypt's rival presidential candidates accused each of trying to steal the poll.

Those camping out overnight demanded military rulers reverse new orders that entrench the generals' power and called on the election commission to declare the Brotherhood's Mohamad Mursi, who announced he had won, as the new president.

SHAFIQ CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
Meanwhile, the other presidential hopeful, Ahmad Shafiq, who was a former Premier during Mubarak era, addressed his supporters as he challenged Mursi's self-proclaimed victory and said he was sure he had won.

In a luxury international hotel, Shafiq said: "These protests in the squares, the campaigns of terror and the media manipulation are all attempts to force the election committee to announce a particular result."
   
"I am fully confident that I will be the legitimate winner," the former PM said, as he called for calm and unity, saying he would invite opponents to join his administration.

Earlier on Wednesday, the election commission postponed the poll results, without saying when it would announce the results which were due on Thursday.
However, the commission secretary-general, Hatem Begato, told the state newspaper Al-Ahram that the winner would be announced on Saturday or Sunday.

CONCERNS OVER POWER HAND OVER
For its part, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday it held concerns over the military's commitment to hand over power to civilian rule.

"The generals' relentless expansion of their authority to detain and try civilians now goes far beyond their powers under Hosni Mubarak," Joe Stork, HRW Middle East director, said in a statement

"These decrees are the latest indication yet that there won't be a meaningful handover to civilian rule on June 30," Stork added.