Egyptian embassies in Oman and the United Arab Emirates closed polling stations after the voting period ended locally, marking the first day of the 2025 Egyptian parliamentary elections for citizens abroad 🇪🇬🗳️.
The elections are conducted in two phases, featuring 2598 candidates for individual seats and 4 closed-list party tickets. The first round abroad is held on November 7-8, and in Egypt on November 10-11, with official results announced on November 18. Runoffs abroad are on December 1-2, and in Egypt on December 3-4, with results announced on December 11.
Voters select candidates and lists in the governorates of: Giza, Fayoum, Beni Suef, Minya, Assiut, New Valley, Sohag, Qena, Luxor, Aswan, Red Sea, Alexandria, Beheira, Matrouh 🗳️.
The New Zealand committee was the first to open on Friday at 9 AM local time (10 PM Egypt time on Thursday), while Los Angeles, USA was the last to open 🕘🌏.
Voting takes place at embassies, consulates, or designated locations by the National Elections Authority, supervised by diplomatic and consular staff with support from Ministry of Foreign Affairs personnel to ensure a transparent and fair process ✅.
