To The Surprise Of No One, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Has Been Reelected For A Second Term With 92 Per Cent Of The Vote

Daily Mail/AFP: Egyptian President Sisi is reelected with 92 PER CENT of the vote after all credible opponents were 'intimidated into dropping out of the race'

* Preliminary results show President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi leading Egypt's election
* About 23 million of the 60 million registered voters turned out to cast their ballot
* Sisi ran almost unchallenged after other candidates were arrested or intimidated

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been reelected for a second term with 92 per cent of the vote, state media reported today.

Preliminary results show President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is leading Egypt's presidential election with 21.5 million votes, state-owned newspaper Akhbar el-Youm reported.

Some 23 million of the 60 million registered voters turned out during the three days of polling that ended yesterday, state-owned newspapers Al-Ahram and Akhbar el-Youm, and the official MENA news agency reported.

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WNU editor: This is not a good sign (nor is it surprising) .... Egyptian media say election turnout was around 40 percent (AP)

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