Egypt election: Sisi secures crushing win

Former Military Chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi won an overwhelming victory in Egypt's presidential election, according to provisional results.

He gained over 96% of the vote with ballots from most polling stations counted, state media say, BBC reported.
However, turnout is expected to be around 45% despite a massive push to get more people to polling stations. Many groups boycotted the vote.
Retired Field Marshal Sisi overthrew President Mohammed Mursi last July.
He has overseen a bloody purge of Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood movement in which more than 1,400 people have been killed and 16,000 detained.
The Brotherhood said it would boycott the vote, as did many liberal and secular activist groups.
Hamdeen Sabahi, the only other candidate in the election, said earlier his team had recorded "violations" in the voting process.
However, he rejected calls from his supporters to withdraw from the elections, saying it was not in the interest of Egyptians.
Hundreds of Sisi supporters took to the streets of Cairo in the early hours of Thursday as results emerged, waving Egyptian flags, setting off fireworks and honking their car horns.
The military-backed authorities had extended voting to a third day in the hope of boosting turnout.
But reports suggested many polling stations were almost deserted on Wednesday.
Analysts say the low turnout damages Sisi's authority before he takes office.
He had aimed to get 40 million of 54 million registered voters to the polling stations, to show that he had the support of the majority of Egypt.
In the event, it appears about 25 million voted.
In comparison, turnout for the previous presidential election between Mohamed Mursi and former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq was around 52%.