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Ahmad Ezzat opened at 29% of the vote on day one and finished at 41%, gaining ground for over three months without a single dip below his opening share. By the close, his 1,499 votes outnumbered second- and third-place finishers Karim El Cheikh and M. Rafeh combined.

The runner-up spot changed hands early — M. Rafeh gave way to Karim El Cheikh by day 29 — but that shuffle stayed strictly for second place. Beyond Egypt and the U.S., where Ezzat ran strongest, the vote fractured by country: Morocco backed Rafeh, Tunisia backed Karim, Algeria backed Husam Taha, Lebanon and Romania backed Gilbert Simon.

• Never Below Opening Share · Ezzat's share only rose, from 29% on day one to 41% at the end.
• Outpolled Two Rivals Combined · Ezzat's 1,499 votes beat Karim El Cheikh and M. Rafeh's totals put together.
• Runner-Up Shuffled, Not the Leader · Second place flipped from Rafeh to Karim by day 29 while the top spot held.
• Country-by-Country Split · Morocco backed Rafeh, Tunisia backed Karim, Algeria backed Husam Taha.