Egypt's Sisi Secures Third Term Amid Economic Crisis and Gaza Conflict
Winning 89.6% of the vote, Sisi's reelection comes as Egypt grapples with a struggling economy and the risk of spillover from the war in neighboring Gaza.
- Sisi has been reelected as Egypt's president for a third term, winning 89.6% of the vote in an election where he faced no serious challengers.
- The election took place as Egypt struggles with an economic crisis and the risk of spillover from the war in Gaza, which borders Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
- Some voters said the conflict in Gaza encouraged them to vote for Sisi, who has long presented himself as a bulwark of stability in a volatile region.
- Egypt's economy is in crisis, with monthly inflation surging above 30%, the Egypt pound has lost 50% of value against the dollar over the past 22 months, and one third of the country’s 105 million people already living in poverty.
- Under Sisi's rule, thousands of government critics have been silenced or jailed, including Islamists, prominent secular activists, and opposition figures.