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The presidential election is still getting significant attention from the international press, with particular attention given to \u201cthe surprise runner up \u2014 the invalid votes.\u201d <\/strong>The Washington Post<\/a> says the unusually large number of invalid ballots suggests \u201ca possible protest vote against El Sisi or the election itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

The beat-down continues:<\/strong> In another article<\/a>, the newspaper says El Sisi\u2019s landslide victory \u201cdeepened his grip\u201d on Egypt, \u201cmaking him arguably the country's most autocratic leader since it became a republic in 1953.\u201d The Washington Institute<\/a> also says that \u201cthe president now has all the time he needs to continue restocking the political system with handpicked youths while snuffing out the opposition for good.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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