--- description: On Sunday, Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsy was announced as the winner of Egypt's first democratic presidential election. Daniel Berehulak captured the tension and euphoria surrounding the announcement in Cairo. title: Celebrating the Brotherhood’s Victory: A New President is Elected in Egypt image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b8efde94c62be77/69879efc5f570f70c6b173d1/146973966.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [LightBox](/tag/time-section-lightbox/) ## LightBox Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Celebrating the Brotherhood's Victory: A New President is Elected in Egypt by [Alissa Ambrose](/author/alissa-ambrose/) ## Alissa Ambrose Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 27, 2012 8:30 AM CUT  June 24, 2012, Cairo. Egyptians celebrate the election of their new president Mohamed Morsy in Tahrir Square. June 24, 2012, Cairo. Egyptians celebrate the election of their new president Mohamed Morsy in Tahrir Square.Daniel Berehulak–Getty Images by [Alissa Ambrose](/author/alissa-ambrose/) ## Alissa Ambrose Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 27, 2012 8:30 AM CUT It’s been a restless month for politics in Egypt, where longtime president Hosni Mubarak was ousted from office during the Arab Spring last February. On June 14, just days before the country’s first democratic presidential elections, the Supreme Constitutional Court dissolved Egypt’s Islamist-majority parliament. The elections themselves were further marred by confusion when election officials delayed the announcement of a winner, saying they needed more time to investigate charges of electoral abuse. Since the vote last weekend, supporters of Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsy have been gathering daily in Tahrir Square. On Sunday, an official announcement declared Morsy the winner and the tension that had been brewing in the crowds all week quickly transformed into euphoria. Photographer Daniel Berehulak documented the activity in Cairo in both the lead-up to the announcement and the ensuing celebrations. He described the frustration he observed while the public anxiously awaited an outcome, saying, “There was anger in the street, people were arguing on corners.” As the results were announced on Sunday crowds packed into Tahrir, spilling out onto surrounding bridges. “People were jammed,” said Berehulak. “They were lining up to get into Tahrir to get a piece of it, to get a taste of freedom and a resolution to the revolution.” Elated Morsy supporters set off fireworks and flares and the roar of trumpets and chants filled the air. Overwhelmed by both emotion and sweltering heat, several members of the crowd fainted and had to be carried to nearby ambulances. Taking photographs was a challenge for Berehulak who struggled to find enough space to hold his camera up in the dense and excited crowd. “They were just embracing us,” he says. “It was so overwhelming, but it was so beautiful.” _Daniel Berehulak is a photographer based in New Delhi. See more of his work_ [_here_](http://www.danielberehulak.com/ "undefined")_._ _Read more about Mohamed Morsy’s election on_ [_TIME.com_](http://world.time.com/2012/06/26/what-morsy-must-do-to-avoid-being-egypts-president-in-name-only/?iid=gs-main-lede "undefined")_._  June 24, 2012, Cairo. Egyptians celebrate the election of their new president Mohamed Morsy in Tahrir Square. Daniel Berehulak–Getty Images  June 22, 2012, Cairo. Supporters of Mohamed Morsy, the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate, protest against Egypt's military rulers in Tahrir Square. Daniel Berehulak–Getty Images  June 21, 2012, Cairo. Supporters of Mohamed Morsy shelter from the sun as others protest against Egypt's military rulers in Tahrir Square. Daniel Berehulak–Getty Images  June 24, 2012, Egypt. Overcome by emotion, a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood is carried out of the crowd as Egyptians celebrate the election of their new president Mohamed Morsy in Tahrir Square. Morsi received over 13 million or 51.7% of the votes, while his main rival, former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, received 48.27%. Daniel Berehulak–Getty Images  June 24, 2012, Cairo. Egyptians celebrate the election of Mohamed Morsy. Daniel Berehulak–Getty Images  June 24, 2012, Cairo. Egyptians celebrate the election of Mohamed Morsy. Daniel Berehulak–Getty Images  June 24, 2012, Cairo. Overcome by emotion, a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood is carried onto the stage as Egyptians celebrate the election of their new president in Tahrir Square. Daniel Berehulak–Getty Images  June 24, 2012, Cairo. Egyptians celebrate the election of Mohamed Morsy in Tahrir Square. Daniel Berehulak–Getty Images  June 24, 2012, Cairo. A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood is carried onto the stage as Egyptians celebrate. Daniel Berehulak–Getty Images  June 24, 2012, Cairo. Egyptians pray as they celebrate the election of Mohamed Morsy in Tahrir Square. Daniel Berehulak–Getty Images  June 24, 2012, Cairo. Egyptians celebrate the election of Mohamed Morsy in Tahrir Square. Daniel Berehulak–Getty Images  June 23, 2012, Cairo. Supporters of Mohamed Morsy protest against Egypt's military rulers in Tahrir Square. Daniel Berehulak–Getty Images  June 24, 2012, Cairo. Hundreds in the crowd pray as they celebrate the election of Mohamed Morsy in Tahrir Square. 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