Egypt's presidential election concludes, critical vote counting process begins

By Ibrahim Al-Khazen

CAIRO (AA) - Voting in Egypt’s presidential elections concluded Tuesday, enabling the critical process of counting ballots to begin, the Egyptian news agency MENA reported.

The three-day presidential elections, which began Sunday, featured four candidates, with incumbent President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi being the most prominent among them.

While Al-Sisi is poised to win a third term, he faces three other candidates: Farid Zahran, head of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, Abdel-Sanad Yamama, leader of the Egyptian Wafd party, and Hazem Omar, head of the Republican People's Party.

Al-Sisi won his first and second terms in 2014 and 2018, while constitutional amendments later extended the presidential mandate from four to six years and allowed him to run for a third term.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio