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Sisi Secures Third Term with 89.6% Vote in Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, former military chief, secured a third, six-year term today after winning 89.6 percent of the vote in an election overshadowed by the war in neighbouring Gaza and a faltering economy.<br />'' <br />''Political experts said after winning another six-year term, his immediate priorities would be taming near-record inflation, managing a chronic foreign currency shortage and preventing spillover from the conflict between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Voting was spread over three days, with results announced today. Three candidates stood against Sisi in the election, none of them high-profile figures.</span><br />

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