Mubarak Reelected as Egyptian President
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CAIRO — Hosni Mubarak won a second six-year term as Egypt’s president by a sweeping majority of 97.12% in a national referendum, the government announced today.
Interior Minister Zaki Badr said on national television that Monday’s referendum drew a “remarkably high” 88.47% voter turnout.
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