Egypt’s 92% President

Sisi wins a second term but could learn from Mubarak’s mistakes.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi won his second term as President last week with an estimated 92% of the vote, which says all you need to know about the contest. The former general has blunted any serious political opposition in a country still reeling from the Arab Spring and the attempt by the Muslim Brotherhood to turn Egypt into an Islamist state.

Egyptian authorities jailed or sidelined Mr. Sisi’s political opponents, plastered the country with pro-Sisi propaganda and threatened citizens with fines if they didn’t...