Renewed political tensions have erupted in the country with both candidates claiming victory in the poll.

 The Muslim Brotherhood declared their candidate Mohammed Mursi had won the presidential vote in the early hours of Monday morning, but Mursi’s rival Ahmed Shafiq, Mubarak’s last prime minister, has also claimed a victory, with his campaign accusing the Brotherhood of fraud.

The commission said the announcement was postponed because a panel of judges must look into appeals of voting fraud filed by both campaigns, including lawyers for Shafik claiming fraud in 14 of Egypt’s 27 provinces, according to Al Jazeera.

The Election Commission did not say when it would announce the winner of the runoff between the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate, Mohammed Mursi, and Mubarak’s former prime minister, Ahmed Shafik.

“The (election) committee has decided to continue to examine the complaints, which involves looking at records and logs related to the electoral process, and this will require more time before announcing the final results,” it said in a statement on Wednesday, according to Al Arabiya.

Mursi’s lawyers have accused Shafik of buying votes and being involved in creating lists of registered voters to include soldiers, who are banned from voting, and names of the dead.

The generals last week gave themselves sweeping powers that effectively limit the powers of the next president and severely limit his capability for independent action.

A court order dissolved parliament, which dominated by the Brotherhood, and the military issued a constitutional declaration that makes the generals the nation’s legislators and gives them control of the budget, according to Al Jazeera. 

The generals will also oversee the process of writing Egypt’s new constitution.