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Sisi re-election not in doubt despite declining popularity

Three days of voting in Egypt's presidential election ended Wednesday, and there’s no doubt about the outcome: President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ran with no real opposition. While dozens of opposition figures and seven political parties called for an election boycott and turnout was low, Sisi has support in parliament and good relations with Israel and the United States. Hari Sreenivasan reports.