Cairo: EgyPulse – News Desk
The first phase of voting for Egyptians living abroad in the 2025 House of Representatives elections will run on Friday and Saturday across Egyptian embassies and consulates worldwide. The first phase includes 14 Egyptian governorates: Giza, Fayoum, Beni Suef, Minya, Assiut, New Valley, Sohag, Qena, Luxor, Aswan, Red Sea, Alexandria, Beheira, and Matrouh.
The election silence period for the first phase already began at noon on Thursday, marking the end of campaigning. The House elections come a few months after Egypt held elections for the its 300-seat Senate in August, the second for the chamber since it was reconstituted in 2019, marking a year full of electoral milestones.
Voting Abroad
Balloting for Egyptians abroad will take place from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time in each country, according to the National Election Authority (NEA). Voting will be conducted at Egyptian embassies, consulates, or other locations designated by the authority based on recommendations from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Due to the time difference, Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, will be the first polling station to open its doors to voters on Thursday evening Cairo time, marking the official start of the election process. The voting period may be extended if there are still voters in line at closing time.
Voting Inside Egypt
For voters inside Egypt, the first phase of elections will take place on Monday and Tuesday 10-11 November. The results of the first phase will be announced on Tuesday, November 18.
Second Phase
Voting in the second phase will take place on Friday and Saturday, November 21–22 for expats and on Monday and Tuesday November 24–25 for citizens inside the country in the remaining 13 governorates. Results for this phase are scheduled to be announced on Tuesday, December 2.
Runoff Elections
If runoffs are needed, Egyptians abroad will vote on December 1–2 for the first phase and on December 15–16 for the second. Inside Egypt, runoff voting will take place on December 3–4 for the first phase and on December 17–18 for the second.
Candidates and System
More than 2,600 candidates are competing in the individual system across constituencies nationwide. The House of Representatives consists of 568 elected members, 284 chosen through the closed-list system and 284 through the individual system, in addition to 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 known for supporting 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.
