Egypt’s electoral commission on Sunday rejected a complaint lodged by defeated candidate Hamdeen Sabahi regarding alleged "violations" that marred last week’s presidential vote.

Egypt's electoral commission on Sunday rejected a complaint lodged by defeated candidate Hamdeen Sabahi regarding alleged "violations" that marred last week's presidential vote.

"The commission examined the complaint and decided to reject it," commission secretary general Abdul-Aziz Salman said in a statement.

Unofficial results showed that former army chief Abdul-Fatah al-Sisi won some 23.5 million votes in last week's presidential election, while Sabahi garnered only 791,153, or 3.3 percent of the total, according to media outlets.

Sabahi on Thursday conceded defeat, saying he respected the choice of the people. But he went on to cite alleged violations that had marred the poll, the preliminary results of which, he asserted, "insult the intelligence of the Egyptian people."

But while he said the irregularities had not greatly influenced the election results, Sabahi said he was nevertheless keen to mention them as he was keen to protect Egypt's interests in the future.

The electoral commission said that official results will be announced on Tuesday.

The election was widely boycotted by supporters of ousted president Mohammad Mursi and youth groups opposed to al-Sisi's presidential bid.

The presidential election was the second step on Egypt's transitional roadmap, which was imposed by the army following Mursi's ouster last July.