Egypt's Sisi poised for second term as president with 96.9% of vote

[TomSea]

Egypt's Sisi poised for second term as president with 96.9% of vote - France 24

Latest update : 2018-03-30
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has won a second term with 96.9 percent of valid votes, state media reported on Friday, raising a previous tally from the preliminary count.

The flagship state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram also raised its estimate of turnout in the March 26-28 election to 42.08 percent, saying 25 million of Egypt’s 60 million registered voters had cast ballots.

On Tuesday, the paper had reported that Sisi was reelected with 92 percent of the vote on a turnout of just over 40 percent.

Read more at: http://www.france24.com/en/20180330-egypt-elections-sisi-edges-towards-second-term-with-969-vote-state-media

[truth_seeker]

I bet many Iranians, at home and abroad, long for the return of something like their Shah, too.