At Stake in this Election:  

• 200 of 300 seats in the Egyptian Senate 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: President Abdel Fattah AL SISI (since 08 Jun 2014) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Moustafa Kamal MADBOULY (since 14 Jun 2018) 

• Assembly: bicameral Parliament with 300 seat Senate (Majlis Al-Shiyoukh) and 596 seat House of Representatives (Majlis Al-Nuwab) 

Electoral System: 

• The President is elected by majority vote in up to two rounds to a once consecutively renewable 6-year term. 

• The Prime Minister is nominated by the President and approved by the House of Representatives. 

• 200 of the 300 members in the Senate are directly elected, 100 being elected by closed party list and the remaining 100 through majority vote in two rounds in 27 constituencies. The final 100 members are appointed by the President.  

• 568 of 596 members in the House of Representatives are directly elected, 284 being elected by proportional representation in four constituencies and the remaining 284 through majority vote in two rounds in 142 constituencies. 

Last Election: 

In the last election in 2020, Future of the Nation won a majority with 148 seats. Voter turnout was 14%. 

Information for Voters: 

الدليل الانتخابي / Electoral Manual (in Arabic) 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 10 Jul 2025 

• Voter registration deadline: Voter registration is passive. 

Main Parties in this Election: 

• Future of the Nation 

• • Seats won in the last election: 148 seats out of 200 

• Republican People’s Party 

• • Seats won in the last election: 17 seats out of 200 

• New Wafd Party 

• • Seats won in the last election: 10 seats out of 200 

• Homeland Defenders Party 

• • Seats won in the last election: 10 seats out of 200 

• Plus 83 other active parties as per this source, though they had less than 10 seats in the last election. 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 116,538,258 (2024 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 67,032,438 (2023) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 57,698,113 (2024 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 16 Jul 1980, Ratified 18 Sep 1981 

• Gender Quota: Yes, 10% of seats are reserved for women. Additionally, parties must include 7 women on party lists of at least 35 candidates and 3 women on party lists of at least 15 candidates.  

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 41 out of 300 (14%) in the Senate and 164 out of 596 (28%) in the House of Representatives   

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.754, High, rank 100 (2023)  

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 56.1 (2023) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 04 Apr 2007, Ratified 14 Apr 2008 

• Projected population with a disability: 18,646,121 (2024 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

• ElectionJudgments: Yes, 5 judgements