Pro-Sisi party wins majority in Egypt

Updated December 15 2020 - 12:39pm, first published 12:36pm
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is able to appoint 28 legislators directly
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is able to appoint 28 legislators directly

Egypt's Mostaqbal Watn (Nation's Future) Party, which strongly backs President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has secured nearly 55 per cent of the contested seats in a parliamentary election spread over several weeks.

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