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Initial Egypt Election Results Show Landslide Win for Incumbent Sissi

by Edward Yeranian

   CAIRO --

   There appeared to be no major surprises in Egypt's three-day
   presidential election, with preliminary results showing that President
   Abdel Fattah el-Sissi had been re-elected with 92 percent of the vote.
   The president's little-known opponent, Moussa Mustapha Moussa, won
   about two percent.

   Individual polling stations across Egypt announced the results of three
   days of voting, giving what appeared to be a landslide victory to
   incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi.
   The spokesman for Egypt's National Electoral Commission, Mahmoud
   el-Sherif, told journalists Wednesday that official final results would
   not be announced until Monday, April 2. It was not immediately clear
   why individual polling stations went ahead and announced vote counts
   sooner.

   A sandstorm, which raged across much of the country Wednesday, fouled
   up voting in many places, and voting hours reportedly were extended by
   some local precinct chiefs.

   In Photos: Egypt Election