Egypt’s President narrowly misses out on 100 percent of the vote in election

A poster of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in a commuter bus. Critics say economic reforms have eroded his popularity. [Courtesy]

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been re-elected with 97 percent of votes, the same proportion that the former military commander secured four years ago for his first term but with a lower turnout, official results showed on Monday.

Turnout was 41 percent, despite efforts to get as many Egyptians as possible to polling stations during last week's vote. Sisi had been virtually guaranteed a landslide win, confirmed by early tallies as voting ended on Wednesday.