| But I think we all saw this coming. |
A final vote count released on Saturday showed long-ruling Saleh as winning 77.2 percent of the vote, with the opposition’s candidate Faisal Al Shamlan receiving 21.8 percent of the total 6 million ballots cast. “The announced results are a reality and the coalition opposition is dealing with that,” Shamlan told reporters.
A statement by the opposition said: “We need to avoid a clash or confrontation with the authorities which (might) derail the process of change that has begun.