CAIRO – 11 August 2025: The Board of Directors of the National Elections Authority [NEA] is expected to hold a press conference on Tuesday at 6:30 PM, at the Egyptian Television Theater in Maspero, to announce the official final results of the 2025 Senate elections.
The Board of Directors of the National Elections Authority, chaired by Judge Hazem Badawi, previously met to adjudicate the grievances it received regarding the voting and counting procedures in the Senate elections.
After examining the grievances, the Board of Directors announced that they didn’t accept six of the complaints, as they were submitted in a manner not prescribed by law. another eleven complaints were also rejected, as they lacked any supporting evidence or documentation.
The National Elections Authority said that they are still reviewing the vote count procedures for all general poll stations nationwide, and adding the votes from Egyptians abroad, in preparation for announcing the official final results of the Senate elections.
Egypt’s 2025 Senate election kicked off on Monday, August 4. Polling stations opened their doors at 9:00 AM, to receive voters wishing to cast their ballots until 9 pm.
The elections held under the supervision of judicial authority advisors, with monitoring from various civil society organizations and both local and international media outlets.
A total of 424 candidates competed in the individual seats—183 of them are independents, and 241 are affiliated with political parties. Additionally, one electoral list titled “The National List for Egypt,” which includes 200 candidates and covers the four electoral districts designated for the list-based system.
Counsellors from the State Lawsuits Authority and the Administrative Prosecution Authority, appointed as heads of the subcommittees (polling committees), received the polling station premises early in the morning.
They inspected the stations to ensure all necessary materials for the voting process were in place, especially papers, documents, procedural logs, and voter rolls. They also opened the ballot boxes to confirm they were completely empty before sealing them with special coded plastic locks.
According to the voter database, approximately 69 million citizens are eligible to vote in this election, which was fully managed and supervised by the National Elections Authority. A total of 9,250 members of the State Lawsuits Authority and the Administrative Prosecution Authority chaired 8,825 subcommittees across 8,286 polling centers, assisted by around 65,000 staff members working in subcommittees, general committees, and preservation and monitoring committees.
The National Elections Authority has taken several measures to facilitate the voting process, particularly for the elderly and people with disabilities. Most subcommittees have been located on the ground floors of polling centers, and centers have been equipped with instructional posters that include QR codes, allowing voters to scan them for additional information on voting procedures and mechanisms. Educational materials were also provided to clarify how to cast a valid vote.
The election process was monitored by 9 international organizations, 59 local civil society organizations, and delegations representing 20 diplomatic missions in Cairo. It was also covered by local, Arab, and international media outlets, with a total of 25,000 accredited observers issued permits by the National Elections Authority.
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