Egypt’s Political Landscape Altered by El-Sisi’s Decisive Election Win

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has been elected for a new six-year term with 89.6% of the vote, according to the National Elections Authority. The election saw a 66.8% turnout of over 67.3 million registered voters, with 44.8 million people casting their votes. El-Sisi faced off against three candidates in the vote held from December 10-12. The National Elections Authority praised the Egyptian people’s positive participation in the ballot.

Egyptians abroad voted in a presidential election held at 137 embassies and consulates across 121 countries. The vote counted 44,288,361 valid votes, with 98.9% of the ballots cast. Hazem Omar received 1,986,352 votes, representing 4.5% of the valid ballots. Farid Zahran came in third with 1,776,952, while Abdel-Sanad Yamama came fourth with 822,606, or 1.9% of the votes. El-Sisi, elected president in 2014 and re-elected in 2018, won the election for the third time in a decade. He is credited with restoring public order in Egypt after the 2011 uprising.