On Tuesday June 3, 2014 Abdel Fattah el-Sisi won the presidential elections in Egypt. He was the former military chief. Polls show that he won more than 96% of the vote. Hamdeen Sabahy, received 3.9% votes. Hosni Mubarak was removed during a July military coup. "We cannot give any credibility or ratification to the announced numbers of turnout or results," Sabahy said. "The announced results are an insult to the intelligence of the Egyptians."
The White House although pleased that international observers were allowed cautiously explained, "we also share concerns raised by observation groups about the restrictive political environment in which this election took place."
"As Egypt looks toward parliamentary elections later this year, we urge the government to consider the recommendations of the observer groups on ways to improve the administration of future elections," the White House said.
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