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In his first address to follow his electoral victory, Egypt’s new President Mohamed Morsi has called on all Egyptians to unite and said the revolution, which ousted former dictator Hosni Mubarak in February 2011, will continue.


"I will be a president for all Egyptians," Morsi said just hours after he was declared the winner the Egyptian presidential election, AFP reported.

"I call on you, great people of Egypt... to strengthen our national unity," he said, adding that national unity "is the only way out of these difficult times."

Morsi, who quit the Muslim Brotherhood’s membership to become president, paid tribute to the martyrs of the victorious revolution and emphasized that "the revolution continues".

Earlier in the day, after days of delay, the Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC) announced Morsi as the winner of the county’s presidential runoff.

Head of the SPEC Farouq Sultan said that Morsi received nearly 52 percent of the votes, with over 13 million ballots.

This is while, former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq won over 12 million votes. The voter turnout was 51.85 percent.

Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo and across the country to celebrate the victory of Morsi. They chanted slogans such as “God is greatest” and “down with the military rule.”

Meanwhile, the United Stated urged Morsi to continue the former Egyptian regime's pro-US-Israel policy in the region.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney congratulated Morsi on his victory, and called on him to maintain Egypt’s long-standing role as peaceful, regional powerbroker.

"We believe it is essential for the Egyptian government to continue to fulfill Egypt’s role as a pillar of regional peace, security and stability," Carney said, in a reference to hopes for continued cooperation with Israel.