WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration on Saturday called Egypt's recent elections an "important step" in the process of political reform and said flaws should be fixed in time for the parliamentary election in November. U.S. President George W.

By Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) - President Hosni Mubarak won a fifth six-year term in Egypt's first contested presidential election, as expected, with 88.6 percent of the vote but turnout was very low, officials said on Friday.

CAIRO, Sept 9 - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak won a fifth six-year term in office with 88.6 percent of votes cast in the country's first multi-candidate presidential election, the official in charge said on Friday.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak won a fifth six-year term in office with 88.6 percent of votes cast in the country's first multi-candidate presidential election, the official in charge said on Friday.

Presidential Election Commission [PEC] Chairman Mamduh Mari'i announced at 1750 gmt that President Muhammad Husni Mubarak was re- elected as Egyptian president winning 6,316,784 votes, i.e.