ICC Note:  Al-Sisi has been re-elected in Egypt by the majority of votes. Critics say former general Sisi’s popularity has eroded amid tough economic reforms, but his supporters say those measures are needed to stabilize the country.

4/3/2018 Egypt (Christian Today) –  Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been re-elected with 97 per cent of votes, the same proportion that the former military commander secured four years ago for his first term, official results showed on Monday.

However, turnout was lower at 41 per cent, despite efforts to get as many Egyptians as possible to polling stations during last week’s vote. Sisi had been virtually guaranteed a landslide win, confirmed by early tallies as voting ended on Wednesday.

The election featured only one other candidate – himself an ardent Sisi supporter – after all serious opposition contenders halted their campaigns in January. The main challenger was arrested and his campaign manager beaten up, while other presidential hopefuls pulled out, citing intimidation.

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