Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Monday, December 18, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Monday, December 18, 2023
Egypt’s Sissi wins presidential election with 89.6% of vote
Vehicles pass near banners supporting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi for the presidential elections, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
The Egyptian election authority announces that sitting President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has won a new six-year term with 89.6 percent of the vote.
Authority head Hazem Badawy says turnout reached an “unprecedented” 66.8 percent of Egypt’s 67 million voters.
Over 39 million voted for former army chief Sissi, who has ruled Egypt for a decade.
Sissi’s victory comes as no surprise and secures his third — and, according to the constitution, final — term in office.
