Dec 18, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
World leaders, foreign embassies, local parties, and syndicates
congratulated Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi for winning his third
presidential term, after the National Elections Authority (NEA) announced his
victory in the 2024 elections with 39.7 million votes, representing 89.6
percent of valid votes.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent a cable of congratulations to El-Sisi on the occasion of his re-election.
In turn, the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah,
congratulated El-Sisi on his victory, wishing the Egyptian President all the
best in the continuing development of Egypt.
Other foreign leaders who have offered their congratulations to President
El-Sisi include UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of
Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
of Oman, the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Chairman of
the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Muhammad Al-Alimi, King
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, and King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of
Jordan.
In an interview with the Middle East News Agency, Egyptian
party leaders congratulated El-Sisi on his win, stressing that his victory
affirms the confidence of the Egyptian people in his 'New Republic,' which
he outlined upon assuming power in 2014.
Furthermore, Egypt's Coordination Committee of Party Youth Leaders and
Politicians extended its sincere congratulations to El-Sisi for winning the
elections.
Moreover, the Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, US
Ambassador in Egypt Herro Mustafa Garg, Speaker of Egypt's House of
Representatives Hanafi Jebali, President of Egypt's Senate Abdel Wahab
Abdel-Razeq, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Dr Ahmed El-Tayeb, and Pope Tawadros II of
Alexandria congratulated El-Sisi for winning a new presidential term.
In its press conference on Monday, the NEA's head Hazem Badawy
said that the elections saw a turnout of 66.8 percent, with 44.7 million
citizens voting in the elections at home and abroad, out of 67.3 million
eligible voters.
During a televised speech on Monday, President El-Sisi expressed
his sincere appreciation and immense gratitude to every Egyptian who
participated in the elections, while the state grapples with a multitude of
challenges across all levels.
El-Sisi also expressed his joy at the sight of Egyptians' lining up at
polling stations, "which demonstrates that the will of the Egyptian people
is affirmed with the voice of every Egyptian man and woman," he said.
Ahram
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