Journalists start registering for syndicate's election

CAIRO – 18 April 2025: Egyptian journalists started registering for the election of their syndicate board at 10:00 am (Cairo local time) on Friday.

The journalists are set to convene for the ordinary general assembly ballot.

Eight journalists are seeking the chair of the Journalists Syndicate and 43 candidates are vying for the six board seats, which will be contested in the syndicate’s election.

In case the ballot fails to have a quorum, set at 50%+1 of the total number of eligible voters, the next ordinary general assembly ballot would be held after 15 days, the board announced.