Engineer Sherif El-Sherbiny, Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities, cast his vote in the Senate elections at Fatma Anan School in the Fifth Settlement, praising the organization of the electoral process.
El-Sherbiny urged Egyptians to exercise their constitutional rights by participating positively in the elections, emphasizing that participation is a national duty that reflects the awareness and cultural maturity of the people.
He also instructed that all necessary logistical needs be provided to facilitate the election process, which is being held on August 4 and 5.
The Minister of Housing directed the heads of the new city authorities affiliated with the New Urban Communities Authority to provide full support to all components of the electoral process, including the supervising judicial authorities and supporting entities, to ensure they can perform their duties effectively. He stressed the importance of offering everything necessary to encourage citizens to actively and smoothly participate in selecting their representatives.
The Senate elections are set to take place within Egypt on Monday and Tuesday, August 4 and 5. A total of 428 candidates are competing for 100 seats through the individual system. As for the list-based system, a single list—“The National List for Egypt”—is running unopposed in the four designated constituencies to compete for another 100 seats.
According to statistics from the National Elections Authority, 63 million eligible Egyptian voters can participate in the 2025 Senate elections. Voting will be conducted at 8,286 polling centers, including schools, health units, and youth centers, to facilitate the voting process. Supervision will be carried out by 9,500 judges from the Administrative Prosecution and State Litigation Authority, with assignments aligned to the judges’ places of residence. Additionally, 2,500 female judges will oversee polling stations outside their home districts.
The Authority also approved media coverage requests from 18 accredited embassies, 9 international organizations, and 58 local organizations, in addition to 168 international media outlets and 62 local ones.
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