CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi has secured a second term with 97 per cent of valid votes, according to official results announced on Monday, at an election last week that saw him face no serious rivals.

Head of the election authority Lasheen Ibrahim said at a press conference that turnout was 41.05 per cent of the almost 60 million registered voters.

He said 92.73 per cent of the votes were valid from the roughly 24 million cast, while almost 2 million ballots were spoiled.

Sisi’s sole rival and an erstwhile ardent supporter, Moussa Mostafa Moussa, won 2.92 per cent of the valid votes, Ibrahim said.

Moussa entered the election at the very last moment after first leading a re-election campaign for Sisi, saving the vote from having just one candidate.

Sisi’s serious contenders had withdrawn, been sidelined or detained.

“These are momentous moments for this nation… which will be written in letters of light, under the title: battle for the love of Egypt,” Ibrahim said.

“The entire world heard your chants for the love of Egypt,” he said.

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