Senate Election
Egypt’s 2025 Senate election kicked off on Monday and is expected to continue for two days in a row are 4 and 5 August.
Judge Ahmed Bandari praised the strong turnout of Egyptians abroad in the elections, describing it as a reflection of growing political awareness and a deep commitment to national duty. “It’s a commendable scene,” he said. “I extend my thanks to all the voters who went to the polling stations.”
The 2025 Senate election has kicked off for Egyptians living abroad and is expected to continue for two days in a row are August 1 and 2. The elections will begin inside Egypt on August 4 and 5.
The panels include Braille instructions for the visually impaired and others for the hearing impaired, enabling them to know the number of candidates in each constituency.
The Senate will comprise 300 members: two-thirds will be elected by direct and secret voting, while the remaining one-third will be appointed by the President. A minimum of 10% of the total seats will be allocated to women.
The NEA announced the official closure of the voter database for the upcoming Senate elections. As of July 1, no changes can be made to the voter roll, except in two specific cases; the implementation of a final court ruling to add or remove a person, or the removal of deceased individuals’ names.
The vote count will start immediately after the ballot closure tonight.
A list with the names of registered voters who did not cast their ballots in the 2020 Senate poll has been referred to the prosecution, and they now risk incurring a LE500 fee or less.
In implementation of the directives of the General Command of the Armed Forces to secure the 2020 Senate elections and provide areas of electoral commissions to confront any potential hostilities.
The first day of the 2020 Senate election has concluded after witnessing high to medium turnout all over the country
Nearly 63 million Egyptians are entitled to vote in the election which kicked off Tuesday morning.
Nearly 63 million Egyptians are entitled to vote in the election which kicked off Tuesday morning.
The PM urged all Egyptians who have the right to vote to participate in the elections in light of democracy that Egypt enjoys.
Pope Twadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Tuesday cast his ballot in the Senate elections.
The announcement comes after Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit received a request from Head of the National Elections Authority (NEA) Counselor Lasheen Ibrahim to monitor the Senate polls.
Egypt's consul in Geneva Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim said expat voting will continue till 9:00 p.m on Monday.
An AP report will be referred to the election committee in Egypt with all remarks included, the statement said.
Egyptian Ambassador in Kuwait Tareq el Koni checked on the availability of sanitizers in the committee before its starts operation.
Egyptian Minister of Migration Nabila Makram called upon Egyptian expatriates around the globe to cast their votes in the election.
Egyptian expats living abroad are expected to cast their ballots on August 9-10.
