His sole opponent,
Hamdeen Sabahy, received 3.9% of the vote, the country's election
commission said. Sabahy conceded defeat last week.
Several thousand people
in Cairo's Tahrir Square celebrated Tuesday's announcement. Fireworks
erupted overhead as vendors sold Egyptian flags and balloons marked with
Sisi's face. Military and security personnel watched from the edges as
people danced and sang.
U.S. President Barack Obama plans to speak with el-Sisi in the coming days, the White House said Wednesday.
The United States looks
forward to working with el-Sisi "to advance our strategic partnership
and the many interests shared by the United States and Egypt," the White
House press secretary said in a statement.
The election was called
amid months of political turbulence that saw Mohamed Morsy -- the
country's first democratically elected president after the ouster of
longtime leader Hosni Mubarak -- removed from power in a July military
coup.
El-Sisi, who was army chief at the time, stepped down from his military post this year to run for president.
Though Sabahy conceded defeat, he didn't embrace the process.
Allegations were made
that his campaign representatives were attacked and detained, and that
el-Sisi's representatives were allowed inside polling stations, Egypt's
state-run Ahram Online news agency reported last week.
"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 said
while it is pleased that international observers were allowed to
participate in the election, "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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