A picture taken in Cairo shows ballots sitting on a table as polling station officials count votes in the country's presidential election. Former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi is projected to be the overwhelming winner. Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Egypt's defense minister, Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (center), attends a gala event at the Cairo Opera House earlier this month. Ahmed Omar/AP hide caption
Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in April 2013. Jim Watson/AP hide caption
Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in April 2013, when he was a general and defense minister. Jim Watson/AP hide caption
Ballots are seen at a polling station in Cairo on Wednesday, the second day of voting in a referendum on a new constitution. Mohammed Bendari /APA /Landov hide caption