CAIRO, June 3 (UPI) -- The final results of Egypt's presidential election will be announced Tuesday, the Presidential Elections Committee said.
The results will be broadcast at 7 p.m. local time.
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1 of 3 | Egyptian voters cast their ballots at a polling station on the second day of the Egyptian presidential election in Cairo, Egypt on May 27, 2014. Officials extended the voting for two more day due to a low turnout, but Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was expected to win easily. The Muslim Brotherhood boycotted the election. (UPI/Ahmed Jomaa) | License Photo
Voting took place from May 26-28, with initial reports predicting former Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi the clear victor.
Unofficial polling results show al-Sisi captured 95 percent of the vote, the highest percentage registered for a presidential candidate since Egypt became a republic in 1953.
Al-Sisi ran against only one opponent, Hamdeen Sabahi.
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