Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi secures a third term in office, making headlines across the Middle East. After the recent presidential election held between December 10 and 12, officials have announced that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has emerged victorious, securing a third term as the leader of Egypt. The National Elections Authority declared Sisi the winner with a commanding 89.6% of the vote.
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00:00 Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi secures a third term in office, making headlines across
00:06 the Middle East.
00:07 After the recent presidential election, held between December 10 and 12, officials have
00:12 announced that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has emerged victorious, securing a third term
00:18 as the leader of Egypt.
00:19 The National Elections Authority declared el-Sisi the winner with a commanding 89.6
00:24 per cent of the vote.
00:26 According to the head of the National Elections Authority, Hazem Wadawi, the election saw
00:30 an unprecedented turnout of 66.8 per cent of eligible voters.
00:35 Over 39 million Egyptians cast their votes, reaffirming their support for el-Sisi, who
00:40 has held power for the past decade.
00:43 Despite Egypt facing various challenges, including the Israel-Hamas conflict in neighbouring
00:47 Gaza and a severe economic crisis, the election outcome was largely predictable.
00:53 A decade-long crackdown on dissent has left little room for serious opposition to President
00:58 el-Sisi, who is the fifth military leader to ascend to the presidency since 1952.
01:03 El-Sisi's competitors in the election included three other candidates, none of whom gained
01:08 significant traction.
01:10 Leader of the Republican People's Party Hazem Omar secured the runner-up position with 4.5
01:15 per cent of the vote, Farid Zehran from the Egyptian Social Democratic Party and Abdel
01:20 Sanad Yamama from the Waft Party, followed with relatively marginal support.
01:24 With this victory, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is poised to begin his third and constitutionally
01:30 mandated final term in office starting in April.
01:35 Abdel Fattah el-Sisi initially came to power in 2013 following the overthrow of the country's
01:44 first popularly elected president, Mohamed Morsi.
01:48 He was re-elected in 2018, winning both elections with 97 per cent of the votes.
01:53 Throughout his presidency, el-Sisi has faced criticism for extending the presidential mandate
01:59 from four to six years and amending the constitution to allow for a third consecutive term.
02:04 Under his rule, Egypt has seen a crackdown on dissent leading to the imprisonment of
02:08 thousands of political prisoners.
02:10 While a presidential pardons committee has released about 1,000 individuals in the past
02:14 year, rights groups claim that the number of arrests remains significantly higher.
02:20 Supporters of el-Sisi credit him with restoring stability to Egypt after the upheaval following
02:24 the 2012 uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.
02:29 President el-Sisi's victory marks a significant moment for Egypt and his third term in office
02:33 is sure to shape the nation's trajectory in the years to come.
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