The vote for the much-delayed 596-member parliament is being staged
in two phases ending on December 2, 2015 with Egyptians abroad casting their
votes for the first round from Saturday Oct 17.2015.
The parliament will be made up of 596 seats, with 448 seats elected through the individual candidacy system, 120 elected through winner-take-all party lists (with quotas for youth, women, Christians, and workers) and 28 selected by the president. Almost 16,000 officials will keep an eye on polling places during the election
The elections will be held from 17 to 28 October 2015 in the fourteen governorates of the Upper Egypt and West Delta Regions, namely the governorates of Giza,Fayoum,Beni Suef,Minya,Asyut,New Valley,Sohag,Oena,luxor,Aswan,Red Sea,Alexandra,Beheira and Matruh
For these governorates, the first round of elections takes place on 18 to 19 October for Egyptian residents, while it took place on 17 to 18 October for Egyptian expatriates. Runoffs will be held on 27 to 28 October for Egyptians residents, and on 26 to 27 October for Egyptian expatriates
But with an absence of opposition parties - including the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood that has faced a deadly government crackdown overseen by Sisi - polling has inspired none of the enthusiasm witnessed for Egypt's first democratic elections in 2011.
Experts say the election's outcome is a foregone conclusion and only voter turnout will be a gauge of popularity for Sisi, who has enjoyed a cult-like status since toppling president Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
Voting was listless Sunday in 14 of the 27 provinces where polling is being held over two days.
The parliament will be made up of 596 seats, with 448 seats elected through the individual candidacy system, 120 elected through winner-take-all party lists (with quotas for youth, women, Christians, and workers) and 28 selected by the president. Almost 16,000 officials will keep an eye on polling places during the election
The elections will be held from 17 to 28 October 2015 in the fourteen governorates of the Upper Egypt and West Delta Regions, namely the governorates of Giza,Fayoum,Beni Suef,Minya,Asyut,New Valley,Sohag,Oena,luxor,Aswan,Red Sea,Alexandra,Beheira and Matruh
For these governorates, the first round of elections takes place on 18 to 19 October for Egyptian residents, while it took place on 17 to 18 October for Egyptian expatriates. Runoffs will be held on 27 to 28 October for Egyptians residents, and on 26 to 27 October for Egyptian expatriates
But with an absence of opposition parties - including the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood that has faced a deadly government crackdown overseen by Sisi - polling has inspired none of the enthusiasm witnessed for Egypt's first democratic elections in 2011.
Experts say the election's outcome is a foregone conclusion and only voter turnout will be a gauge of popularity for Sisi, who has enjoyed a cult-like status since toppling president Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
Voting was listless Sunday in 14 of the 27 provinces where polling is being held over two days.
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