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The Egyptians began voting today (Monday) to elect members of the Egyptian Senate, with the polling lasting for two days. Egyptians abroad voted on Friday and Saturday through 136 embassies and consulates around the world. The Senate consists of 300 members, two-thirds of whom (200 members) are elected through direct secret ballot, while the remaining third (100 members) are appointed by the President of the Republic.

The 200 members are elected through a mixed system that combines both the individual and closed list systems, with 100 seats allocated to the individual system: candidates compete in 27 electoral districts across the country.



There are 100 seats contested under the list system, through 4 closed lists at the national level, with at least 10% of the total seats in the council reserved for women.

A number of parties and alliances are competing in the elections, most notably the "National List for Egypt," led by the "Future of the Nation" party, which holds the current parliamentary majority, and includes a coalition of about 12 political parties.

It is worth noting that the Senate elections are a constitutional entitlement held every five years to elect members of the council. The council (formerly known as the Shura Council) was reinstated in the parliamentary life under the constitutional amendments made by Egypt in 2019.

The Senate is responsible for studying and proposing what it deems necessary to enhance democracy and support social peace, in addition to expressing opinions on constitutional amendments and draft laws referred to it. Several parties have called for participation in the Senate elections, emphasizing that the electoral entitlements of 2025 are taking place under difficult geopolitical circumstances.