Candidates poised for election marathon
photo: Sherif Sonbol
Voters head to the polls on Saturday and Sunday for the first stage of Egypt’s 2020 parliamentary elections, while expats cast their ballots on 21-23 October. The second stage of elections is to take place on 4-6 November for expats and 7-8 November at home. Almost 4,000 individual candidates and eight coalition lists are competing over 568 seats. Half the seats will be filled through the individual candidacy system and the rest through party lists.
photo: Sherif Sonbol
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