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Egyptian President el-Sisi wins third term in landslide victory
2023-12-19
Unexpectedly.
[GEO.TV] Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has won a decisive victory, securing a third term as the leader of the Middle East's most populous nation.

The National Elections Authority announced on Monday that Sisi garnered an overwhelming 89.6% of the vote in an election held between December 10 and 12, with an unprecedented turnout of 66.8%.

Over 39 million Egyptians cast their ballots in support of Sisi, a former army chief who has governed the nation for a decade. Despite various challenges, including the Israel-Hamas
...not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
war in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
and a severe economic crisis, the result of the election was widely anticipated.

The absence of serious opposition can be attributed to a decade-long crackdown on dissent, leaving Sisi as the dominant figure. In the election, he faced three other candidates, none of whom were high-profile contenders.

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