Egypt election: Sisi secures landslide win The BBC's Orla Guerin: "The problem for Sisi is that a large number of voters stayed away" Former military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has won an overwhelming victory in Egypt's presidential election, according to provisional results. He gained more than 93% of the vote with ballots from most polling stations counted, state media say. Turnout is expected to be about 46% - far lower than Mr Sisi was hoping for as an endorsement. Islamist and some secular groups boycotted the vote. Mr Sisi's only opponent Hamdeen Sabahi has admitted defeat. "I accept my defeat and respect the people's choice," Mr Sabahi said in a televised press conference. However, he also said there were "violations" in the voting process, and rejected the 46% turnout announced by the government, describing it as an "insult to the intelligence of Egyptians". Bloody crackdown' Mr Sisi deposed President Mohammed Morsi last July after mass protests. He has overseen a bloody crackdown on Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood movement in which more than 1,400 people have been killed and 16,000 detained. BBC News profiles Egypt's President-in-waiting, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi The Brotherhood boycotted the vote, as did many liberal and secular activist groups. The Islamist movement rejected the vote on Thursday with Tariq al-Zumar, a senior member of the Brotherhood, calling the process a "theatrical play which did not convince anybody". Analysis, by Jeremy Bowen, BBC Middle East editor, Cairo Supporters of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi started celebrating even before the polls closed in Egypt. His victory was never in doubt. The Muslim Brotherhood, the winner of the last presidential election, is banned. It had urged its supporters to boycott the vote. Egypt is a troubled country. Its most fundamental problem is the weakness of the economy. It has a big, young, growing populat ot nearly enough jobs to go round. About 40% of the population live in poverty. More than 40% of the poorest Egyptians are illiterate. Healthcare and education don't meet the needs of the people. Added to that are Egypt's security problems. There have been attacks from Islamist extremists, especially in Sinai. The former Field Marshal Sisi will not want them to escalate into a fully fledged uprising. No quick fixes exist for the grave structural problems faced by Egypt. But the president-elect needs results. Egyptians have a habit of protest now. If their lives don't get better they they will lose patience with their new president too. Democracy campaigner Nagy Kamel: "I don't believe these are real elections" Mr Sabahi secured fewer than 760,000 of the 24.7 million votes counted, and lost out in many regions to a high number of spoiled ballots, the state-run al-Ahram newspaper reports. Hundreds of Sisi supporters took to the streets of Cairo as results emerged, waving Egyptian flags, settingBoko Haram attacks have increased since a state of emergency was declared in the north-east a year ago