Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi has been declared the winner in Egypt’s presidential race one week after the vote was held. Morsi picked up 13.2 million votes, or 51 percent, beating out former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik, who received 12.3 million. Tens of thousands of people flooded Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Sunday after the result was announced. In his victory address, Morsi vowed to respect Egypt’s international obligations as well as human rights at home.

Mohamed Morsi: “We will respect agreements and international law, as well as Egyptian commitments and treaties with the rest of the world. We will work to establish the principle of Egyptians and its civil identity as well as human values, especially freedom and the respect of human rights, the respect of women and family rights, as well as children, and to do away with any discrimination.”

Morsi will become Egypt’s first freely elected president, but he’ll face major challenges under Egypt’s ruling military council. The council recently issued new restrictions on the incoming president’s authority and will retain control of Egypt’s budget and legislation.