No challenger likely to prevent a fresh six-year term for Sissi, who led the overthrow of Mohamed Morsi in 2013 and was sworn in as president almost 10 years ago

Military court had sentenced Sami Annan to 9 years in prison for saying he would run against President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi

Vote bucks trend as veteran leaders of neighboring Algeria and Sudan forced to step down; Egyptians seek stability and see no alternative to current president, expert says

Constitutional amendment seen as another step toward authoritarian rule eight years after pro-democracy uprising, is nearly guaranteed to pass

With three days of balloting, government hoping for high turnout to grant legitimacy to referendum on constitutional change