President Sisi requests investigation into ‘some events’ took place in 1st phase of 2025 Parliamentary elections

CAIRO – 17 November 2025:  Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi requested the National Elections Authority on Monday to conduct a full examination and investigation into some of the events that took place in several electoral districts where individual candidates competed in the 1st phase of the 2025 parliamentary elections.

“I have received reports of events that occurred in some electoral districts where individual candidates competed. These events fall under the sole jurisdiction of the National Elections Authority,” President Sisi wrote on his social media accounts.

He asked the Authority not to hesitate to take the appropriate action “if the true will of the voters cannot be ascertained; whether by completely canceling this phase of the elections or partially canceling it in one or more electoral districts, with the understanding that the elections for those districts will be held later.”

“I urge the Authority to make the proper decisions that honestly reflect the true will of the voters. Furthermore, I urge the Authority to enhance the transparency of the procedures by ensuring that each candidate's representative receives a copy of the vote tally from the sub-committee. This will ensure that the members of Parliament truly represent the people of Egypt,” President Sisi wrote.

He also asked the National Elections Authority to announce the measures taken regarding the violations it has received in election campaigning, so that effective oversight of this campaigning is achieved, and so that it does not go outside its legal framework or repeat in the remaining election rounds.

President Sisi affirmed that these events fall under the sole jurisdiction of the National Elections Authority, which is an independent body according to its founding law, for review and adjudication.