- "I will be the legitimate winner," Ahmed Shafik says
- Mohamed Morsi, another candidate, also claims victory
- Election results have been delayed
Cairo (CNN) -- One of the candidates in Egypt's delayed presidential election says he remains confident that he won and can't wait until the results are released.
"My campaign was pretty sure I will be the legitimate winner god willing," Ahmed Shafik said Thursday.
Shafik is the last prime minister to serve under former Egyptian ruler Hosni Mubarak.
"I have won trust of millions of people who are expressing their views. I thank them and I'm grateful for their votes and assure them these voters in Egypt as a whole want Egypt security and stability-preserving institutions," he said.
Egypt's election commission Thursday delayed the release of the results of the presidential election to an unknown date. Last weekend's runoff pit Shafik against Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate.
Shafik and Mosri have each proclaimed himself winner in the race to succeed Mubarak some 16 months after a popular uprising ended his three-decade rule.
Military rulers dissolved the lower house of parliament last week, extending their power and sparking accusations of a coup.
The military council announced it had full legislative authority. The Muslim Brotherhood, the country's largest Islamist group, was the dominant party in the parliament.
Under an interim constitutional declaration, the military council retains the power to make laws and budget decisions until a new constitution is written and a new parliament elected. The declaration says Supreme Council members "shall decide all matters related to military affairs, including the appointment of its leaders." The president has the power to declare war, it says, but only "after the approval" of the Supreme Council.
Mubarak's health has remained under the spotlight in recent days. The former ruler's health worsened after he slipped in a prison bathroom, authorities said.
His lawyer said Mubarak, 84, was off life-support and had improved Wednesday, a day after conflicting news emerged about his health.
