SISI, THE PRESIDENT OF EGYPT, WINS REELECTION WITH 89.6% OF THE VOTE.

Babatu nji Wusu –

With an astounding 89.6% of the vote, the current president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, secured a re-election for a six-year term on Monday, according to the election authorities.

Over 39 million people cast ballots for Sisi, a former army chief who has ruled the most populous Arab nation for the past ten years, while the voter participation reached a historic 66.8%.

In the elections between December 10 and 12, Sisi was up against three relatively unknown contenders.

With 4.5% of the vote, Republican People’s Party leader Hazem Omar came in second.

The leader of the left-leaning Egyptian Social Democratic Party, Farid Zahran, and Abdel-Sanad Yamama of the century-old, but comparatively small, Wafd party, followed closely after.

According to the constitution, Sisi will serve his third and last term in power, which begins in April, if he wins this election.

Sisi’s victory was expected, even though Egypt was experiencing its worst economic crisis and heightened tensions due to the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.

The nation has experienced a severe devaluation of its currency, with yearly inflation reaching 36.4%. This has resulted in weekly price increases for staple foods, which has affected household finances.

Before the present economic difficulties, about two-thirds of Egypt’s 106 million people were poor or living in poverty.