By Wills Robinson Egypt's former military chief has won a crushing victory in the country's presidential elections with more than 92 per cent of the votes. Early indications suggest field marshal Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has received 23.38million votes, with left-wing politician Hamdeen Sabahi, his sole opponent, taking 735,285. But the victory was undermined by a low turnout of only 44 per cent, even though voting was extended for a third day in a bid to avoid a political embarrassment. It is well below the 52 per cent who turned out for the election won by Mohammed Morsi in 2012. Scroll down for video
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Field marshal Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is said to have received 92% of the votes
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It is the country's first election since Mohammed Morsi was ousted last July
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Turnout was said to be around 44%, despite an additional day of voting
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Is an embarrassment to the government who spent 10 months campaigning
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El-Sissi said on TV last week that he wanted 40 million voters to back him
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