Plain and simple the electoral college gave bush 286 while karry had 251. percentage wise bush had 50.7% of the votes while, Karry had 48.3% of the votes. In all bush just had more votes in general.
Explanation:
British occupation lasted until 1954, with the Anglo-Egyptian agreement of 1954. The modern Republic of Egypt was founded in 1953, and with the complete withdrawal of British forces from the Suez Canal in 1956, it marked the first time in 2500 years that Egypt was both fully independent and ruled by native Egyptians.
It is significant because the meaning is basically once someone has been on top it is unimaginable and painful to be on the bottom.