President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi emerges victorious in Egypt's presidential elections, as officially declared by the National Electoral Authority.
The National Electoral Authority, led by Chairman Hazem Badawy, officially declared President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's victory in the presidential elections on Monday, marking the commencement of a new presidential term.
Having received the election results from all governorates following the completion of the vote counting process, the National Electoral Authority opened the door for appeals against the decisions of the general committees last Thursday. Notably, there were no appeals lodged by any of the candidates concerning the results of the general committees.
The executive body of the National Electoral Authority reviewed the results of the internal voting process, incorporated the external voting results, and presented them collectively to the board of the National Authority. The final results of the presidential elections were subsequently approved.
According to Article 140 of the constitution, the president is elected for a six-year term, starting from the day following the expiration of his predecessor's term. The constitution explicitly prohibits an individual from holding the presidency for more than two consecutive terms.
Article 241, reiterated in the constitution, stipulates that the current president's term concludes after six years from the date of his election as president in 2018. Re-election for a subsequent term is also permissible.
