At Stake in this Election:  

• Seats in the Egyptian House of Representatives. The final number of seats will be confirmed here once results of phase 2 of the first round are finalized.  

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. The remaining seats are appointed by the President. 

Information for Voters: 

الدليل الانتخابي / Electoral Manual (in Arabic) 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 10 Jul 2025 

• Voter registration deadline: Voter registration is passive. 

Country Context: 

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

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

• V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index Score: 0.186 (2024) 

• V-Dem Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral autocracy (2024) 

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

• 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 judgments