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People's Assembly Elections

The People's Assembly elections will begin on 28 November 2011.
Shura Council Elections

The Shura Council elections will begin on 29 January 2012.
Constitutional Referendum

Shoura Council voter turnout 6.5 percent in round one, says SEC

The first round of Egypt’s Shoura Council elections was marked by a meager voter turnout of 6.5 percent, Head of the Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC), Judge Abdel Moez Ibrahim said on Thursday.

Egypt presidential elections in late May: Minister

Egypt's first post-Mubarak presidential election will take place in May, the state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Shura Council Elections

Phase I29 January 2012
Runoff7 February 2012

Phase II14 February 2012
Runoff22 February 2012

Resources

Elections in Egypt: Lessons from the 2011 Constitutional Referendum and the Constitutional Declaration

This is IFES’ second briefing paper in its series on elections in Egypt. The paper focuses on lessons from the Constitutional Referendum and issues that should be addressed prior to the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Website of Egypt’s Higher Judiciary Election Committee

The official website provides information on the upcoming parliamentary elections, including district maps and the electoral database by which voters can check their registration status.

Legal Framework

1971 Egyptian Constitution

30 March Constitutional Declaration*

25 September Constitutional Declaration

Law No. 38 of 1972 on the Election of the People’s Assembly [consolidated through Decree 108/2011]*

Law No. 120 of 1980 on the Election of the Shura Council [consolidated through Decree 109/2011]*

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