The second and last day of Egypt’s senate elections kicked off earlier Wednesday, with polling stations opening their doors for Egyptians until 9:00 pm.
The first day of elections witnessed a medium turnout from citizens, who were keen to cast their ballots with the utmost freedom, taking into account the precautionary measures amid coronavirus concerns.
According to official results, 174 senators, representing different constituencies countrywide, were officially named last month after receiving the majority of votes during the 1st round of elections.
Most seats were won by a pro-government coalition led by the Mostaqbal Watan Party.
The remaining 26 seats, whose nominees failed to obtain the necessary absolute majority, are distributed over 14 governorates: Qalioubiya, Menoufia, Kafr El-Sheikh, Giza, Beni Suef, Assiut, Sohag, Qena, Luxor, Aswan, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia and Marsa Matrouh.
The results are set to be announced next September 16.
The five-year life of the Senate is set to end in 2025.
Senate elections
According to the law, each governorate is an electoral district, in which the voters elect a number of seats, which have been allocated to each governorate in a manner that takes into account the equitable representation of the population and the governorates.
The law specified the number of senators. They are 300 members, two-thirds of the 200 members are elected, and 100 members are appointed by the President; representing a third of the Senate’s members.
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