Mursi’s Supporters Protest Sisi’s Presidential Victory

Local Editor

Supporters of ousted president Mohamed Mursi staged morning rallies on Friday to protest the unofficial results of Egypt's presidential election that showed former army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi had secured an overwhelming victory.

Flag-waving protesters staged several rallies in the central provinces of Minya and Beni Sueif, amid chants against the military and police.
Protesters flashed the Rabaa sign, which commemorates the killing of hundreds of Mursi supporters in Cairo in mid-August.

Similar rallies and human chains were staged in the canal cities of Ismailia and Suez and the coastal city of Alexandria.

Friday's rallies were part of week-long demonstrations called by the pro-Mursi National Alliance for the Defense of Legitimacy to protest the poll results, which indicated a resounding victory for al-Sisi with a whopping 96.7 percent of valid votes.
Results from all 13,893 polling stations across Egypt showed that al-Sisi had won the race with some 23.5 million votes, while his competitor, leftist Hamdeen Sabahi, won only 791,153 votes, or 3.3 percent, according to a tally prepared by Anadolu Agency.

The pro-democracy bloc has cast doubts on the results, however, saying that only some 10 percent of Egypt's registered voters had cast ballots.

"We cannot give any credibility or ratification to the announced numbers of turnout or results," Sabahi said. "The announced results are an insult to the intelligence of the Egyptians."
While opponents describe Mursi's ouster as a "military coup," supporters call it a "military-backed revolution."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team