CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swept to a second term with 97 percent of valid votes, official results showed on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), dominating an election last week that saw him face no serious rivals.

The head of the election authority Lasheen Ibrahim said at a press conference that turnout was 41.05 percent of the almost 60 million registered voters, down from the 2014 vote that saw Sisi claim the presidency.

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