STORY: Egypt's Sisi wins presidential election with 89.6 pct of vote
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023
DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:40
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP (English): DONG XIUZHU, Xinhua correspondent
2. various of the press conference held in Cairo on Monday
3. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaking after his re-election

STORYLINE:

STANDUP (English): DONG XIUZHU, Xinhua correspondent
"Egypt's National Election Authority (NEA) declared on Monday incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi winner of the nation's 2024 presidential election, securing a third term with 89.6 percent of valid votes."

At a press conference in Cairo, Chairman of the NEA Hazem Badawy said that nearly 44.8 million citizens at home and abroad voted in the election, out of some 67 million eligible voters, representing a turnout of 66.8 percent, which is "the highest turnout in Egypt's history."

Hazem Omar, who leads the Republican People's Party, won 4.5 percent of the vote, followed by the Egyptian Social Democratic Party's Farid Zahran, and the Egyptian Wafd Party's Abdel-Sanad Yamama.

Following the announcement of the election's results, Sisi gave a speech to the nation, in which he said "choosing me for the mission of leading the country is a responsibility that I bear faithfully."

"The state is grappling with a multitude of challenges across all levels," on top of which is the conflict in Gaza that threatens "Egypt's national security," he said.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo.
(XHTV)