[Location - Date:CAIRO/JUNE 18, 2012][Source:AP TELEVISION][VO:]THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DECLARED ITS CANDIDATE, MOHAMMED MORSI (morSEE'), THE WINNER IN EGYPT'S FIRST FREE PRESEDENTIAL ELECTION SINCE HOSNI MUBARAK'S OUSTER 16 MONTHS AGO. THOUGH OFFICAL RESULTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN ANNOUNCED, THE ISLAMIST PARTY RELEASED A TALLY SHOWING IT WON ALMOST 52 PERCENT OF THE VOTE IN A NARROW VICTORY OVER FORMER MUBARAK PRIME MINISTER AHMED SHAFIQ. (sha-FEEK'). THE SHAFIQ CAMPAIGN DISPUTES THE BROTHERHOOD'S CLAIM TO VICTORY.BY THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, HUNDREDS OF BROTHERHOOD SUPPORTERS GATHERED IN TAHRIR SQUARE TO CELEBRATE. IF MORSI'S WIN IS CONFIRMED BY OFFICIAL RESULTS, IT WOULD BE THE FIRST VICTORY OF AN ISLAMIST HEAD OF STATE FOLLOWING THE PRO-DEMOCRACY UPRISINGS OF THE ARAB SPRING.THIS, AS EGYPT'S OFFICIAL NEWS AGENCY QUOTED A SENIOR MEMBER OF THE RULING MILITARY COUNCIL MONDAY AS SAYING THE GENERALS WILL HAND OVER POWER TO THE NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT AT THE END OF THE MONTH.THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AFTER THE COUNCIL DISSOLVED PARLIAMENT LAST WEEK AND GAVE ITSELF NEW AUTHORITY TO MAKE LAWS AND DETERMINE EGYPT'S FUTURE. ____________ASSOCIATED PRESS.(****END****)