Egypt’s election authority announced on Monday that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has won a new six-year term with a significant majority of 89.6% of the votes.
The voter turnout for the election reached an “unprecedented” 66.8%, according to authority head Hazem Badawy.
Over 39 million Egyptians cast their ballots for President Sisi, a former army chief who has been in power for a decade.
The election took place between December 10 and 12, with President Sisi running against three relatively unknown candidates.
The leader of the Republican People’s Party, Hazem Omar, secured the runner-up position with 4.5% of the vote.
Following him was the leader of the left-leaning Egyptian Social Democratic Party, Farid Zahran, and Abdel-Sanad Yamama from the Wafd party.
The president is now set to embark on his third term, which, according to the constitution, will be his final term, starting in April.
The economic challenges in Egypt have been significant, with the currency plunging and annual inflation reaching 36.4%.
These factors have led to increased prices for essential goods, impacting household budgets in the country, where approximately two-thirds of the population were already living on or below the poverty line.
