Egypt election: Sisi secures landslide win Former military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has won an overwhelming victory in Egypts presidential election, according to provisional results. He gained more than 93% of the vote with ballots from most polling stations counted, state media say. Turnout is expected to be about 46% - far lower than Mr Sisi was hoping for as an endorsement. Islamist and some secular groups boycotted the vote. Mr Sisis only opponent Hamdeen Sabahi has admitted defeat. I accept my defeat and respect the peoples choice, Mr Sabahi said in a televised press conference. However, he also said there were violations in the voting process, and rejected the 46% turnout announced by the government, describing it as an insult to the intelligence of Egyptians. Mr Sisi deposed President Mohammed Morsi last July after mass protests. He has overseen a bloody crackdown on Mr Morsis Muslim Brotherhood movement in which more than 1,400 people have been killed and 16,000 detained. BBC News profiles Egypts President-in-waiting, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi The Brotherhood boycotted the vote, as did many liberal and secular activist groups. The Islamist movement rejected the vote on Thursday with Tariq al-Zumar, a senior member of the Brotherhood, calling the process a theatrical play which did not convince anybody. BBC Focus on Africa now showing on Urban Television...
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 17:33:46 +0000
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