Egypt's ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi takes over 90 percent of presidential votes

Egypt's newly elected leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Cairo, Egypt: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who toppled Egypt's first freely elected leader, took more than 90 percent of the vote in a presidential election, provisional results showed on Thursday, joining a long line of leaders drawn from the military.

But a lower-than-expected turnout figure raised questions about the credibility of a man idolized by his supporters as a hero who can deliver political and economic stability.