Egyptians vote in Cairo, 13 governorates as second day of House elections begins

CAIRO – 25 November 2025: Polling stations opened on Tuesday across 13 governorates as Egyptians cast ballots for the second day of voting in the second phase of the 2025 House of Representatives elections.

The phase covers 73 constituencies with a total of 5,287 polling stations.

According to election authorities, 1,316 candidates are competing for individual seats, alongside party lists in the Cairo, South and Central Delta, and East Delta sectors.

Voting is taking place over two days, Monday and Tuesday.

Polling stations are receiving voters from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., with a one-hour break from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The second phase covers 13 governorates: Cairo, Qalyubia, Dakahlia, Menoufia, Gharbia, Kafr El-Sheikh, Sharqia, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, North Sinai, and South Sinai.

To accommodate the elections, hundreds of schools across the country will temporarily close their doors on Monday and Tuesday, as they are being used as polling stations.

 

Overseas voting for Egyptians living abroad took place last Friday and Saturday at 139 polling stations in 117 countries.

Results for this phase are scheduled to be announced on Tuesday, 2 December.

If runoffs are required, voting abroad will take place on 1–2 December for the first phase and 15–16 December for the second phase.

Meanwhile, runoff elections inside the country, if needed, are set for 3–4 December for the first phase and 17–18 December for the second.

The House of Representatives is composed of 568 elected members, with 284 chosen through the closed-list system and 284 through the individual system, alongside a number of members appointed by the president.

Under the list system, the National List for Egypt, which brings together several political parties including Mostaqbal Watan and Humat Al-Watan, both supportive of government policies, is running unopposed in all four list-based districts.

The list must secure at least 5% of the total valid votes to be declared successful.