Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been re-elected for a second four-year term with 97.08 percent of votes, almost the exact percentage which brought the former-military commander to his first term four years ago, Egypt’s National Election Authority (NEA) announced on Monday afternoon. Sisi won 21,835,378 votes, while Ghad Party chief Moussa Mostafa Moussa, Sisi’s sole contender in the election, won 656,534 votes, 2.92 percent of valid total votes. The NEA said the number of invalid ballots was 1,762,231 votes, amounting to 7.27 percent of the total votes. The 2018 presidential election is the first election in Egyptian history to be monitored by the National Election Authority. He added that Egyptian expats voted abroad from 16-18 March in 157,060 polling stations at Egyptian embassies and consulates around the world.

Source: Egypt Independent April 02, 2018 14:26 UTC