Egypt's Sissi Wins Presidential Vote by Landslide

Former Egyptian army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has won a landslide victory in his presidential bid against rival Hamdeen Sabahi. Preliminary results from the three-day extended vote, which ended Wednesday, give Sissi more than 93 percent of ballots cast. Sabahi, who received just 3percent, conceded defeat saying he would "accept the will of the people."   Sissi was all but assured a victory ahead of polls, but had called for a turnout large enough to give him a broad...

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