Anxiety continues to grip Egypt after the announcement of official run-off results was postponed indefinitely. The move stoked tensions in Cairo as the Muslim Brotherhood threatened to take to the streets in protest. Meanwhile, presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq offered to support his rival Mohammed Morsi, if Morsi was declared the winner. Carol Oyola reports.

Crowds gather again in Tahrir Square in Cairo.This time demanding publication of the results from the country's first presidential election. The body overseeing the process has said it needs more time to determine the winner. In a nation where vote-rigging was the norm during 60 years of military rule, the delay has fuelled suspicions of foul play.The state election committee said the results would delay due to hundreds of complaints submitted by either side. The candidates Ahmed Shafiq, and the Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi have both called for national unity.Ahmed Shafiq's campaign announced on Wednesday that he is willing to offer his services to a government headed by Morsi should he be successful.

Froeign Affairs consultant Basel Albaz said, "At the end of the day candidate Shafik will be willing to except the result regardless of the outcome."

An election monitoring group from the U.S. has said it was unable to determine whether the elections were free and fair. Each candidate claims to have had representatives at polling stations to make their own tallies. Meanwhile, Mubarak remains in critical condition at an army hospital in Cairo. Security sources say the 84-year-old was slipping in and out of a coma but 'stabilizing'.

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