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," Xinhua reported.
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.
"We own the military and economic capabilities for persevering the national security and the people's gains," the Egyptian president added.
Voting in Egypt took place on Dec. 10-12 while Egyptians abroad cast their vote on Dec. 1-3 in 121 countries.
The result is final as the incumbent candidate's winning a large majority to waive the country of a run-off, according to Egyptian laws.
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