Banner that said support for the Egyptian presidential candidate Abdel - Fattah el - Sissi in Cairo , Egypt ( 5/27 ) . ( AP / Amr Nabil ) |
The first results gave Sissi approximately 93 percent of the vote while the other candidates only , left politician Hamdeen Sabahi , gained about 3 percent .
Initial results of Egypt 's presidential election show former army leader Abdel- Fattah el - Sissi was lead to a huge victory .
The first results gave Sissi approximately 93 percent of the vote while the other candidates only , left politician Hamdeen Sabahi , gained about 3 percent .
People's participation remains low , 44 percent , even though voters were given an extra day to vote Wednesday . Official results are expected next week's final .
The Muslim Brotherhood urged a boycott of the elections and accused Sissi and its allies to " fraud and deception . " Brotherhood calls Sissi continuation presidency by the Egyptian military takeover that began last year when the army overthrew the Islamist Mohamed Morsi .
Morsi and a number of supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood is on trial for the deaths of many anti-government protesters .
Sissi said the Brotherhood has no future in Egypt .
VOA
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