Egypt's president wins second term in election with no serious opponent

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has won a second, four-year term in office, with more than 97% of the vote in last week's election, according to official results announced on Monday by the election commission, which put turnout at 41.05%.

Mr El-Sissi faced no serious challenger in the March 26-28 vote, after a string of potentially strong candidates withdrew under pressure or were arrested.