Voting is underway in 73 constituencies across the 13 governorates, with 5,287 subcommittees prepared to receive 34.6 million registered voters eligible to cast their ballots in this phase.
The second-phase governorates are Cairo, Qalyubia, Dakahlia, Menoufia, Gharbia, Kafr El-Sheikh, Sharqia, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, North Sinai, and South Sinai.
Cairo leads the phase with 19 districts and 724 general committees, where 203 candidates are competing for 31 seats. The capital has 8.62 million registered voters.
Qalyubia has six districts and 500 subcommittees, with 71 candidates running for 16 seats and 3.67 million registered voters.
Dakahlia includes 10 districts and 795 subcommittees, with 288 candidates competing for 21 seats and a voter base of 4.7 million.
In Gharbia, elections are being held across seven constituencies and 642 subcommittees, with 141 candidates seeking 14 seats and 3.65 million registered voters.
Menoufia has six constituencies, 541 subcommittees, and 125 candidates competing for 11 seats, with 2.97 million eligible voters.
Kafr El-Sheikh includes four constituencies and 1,040 subcommittees, where 105 candidates are contesting 10 seats and serving 4.9 million voters.
Sharqia has nine constituencies, with 253 candidates competing for 21 seats.
Damietta includes two constituencies and 179 subcommittees, with 39 candidates running for four seats and 1.16 million registered voters.
Port Said has two constituencies and 50 subcommittees, with 20 candidates contesting two seats and 548,654 eligible voters.
Ismailia comprises three constituencies and 182 subcommittees, with 37 candidates vying for five seats and a total of just over 1 million registered voters.
Suez has one constituency and 41 general committees, with 18 candidates competing for two seats and 505,586 registered voters.
South Sinai includes two constituencies, 18 subcommittees, and 15 candidates contesting two seats, with 104,362 eligible voters.
North Sinai also has two constituencies and 48 subcommittees, with 12 candidates vying for two seats and serving 317,767 registered voters.
For the list-based system, which allocates 142 seats, only one list, the National List for Egypt, is contesting the two list districts: the East Delta list district (40 seats) and the Cairo and South and Central Delta list district (102 seats).
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi cast his ballot earlier on Monday in a Cairo district, the presidential spokesman said in a statement on Facebook.
Likewise, several senior officials voted in their respective constituencies.
Egyptians abroad cast their ballots in the second phase on 21–22 November (Friday and Saturday).
Results are expected on 2 December, with run-offs abroad scheduled for 15–16 December and run-offs inside Egypt for 17–18 December. The final results will be announced on 25 December.
The second phase follows the National Election Authority’s (NEA) announcement that it had annulled results in individual seats in 19 constituencies across seven governorates, Giza, Fayoum, Assiut, Sohag, Qena, Alexandria, and Beheira, after reported violations in voting and campaigning during the first phase.
These annulments affect about 26 percent of the first phase’s constituencies.
The decision came shortly after President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi instructed the authority to show full diligence in reviewing reported incidents, especially in closely contested constituencies, emphasizing the need for decisions that reflect "the true will of voters."
He stressed that the authority must not hesitate to take the correct decision if the real will of voters cannot be verified, whether through a full annulment of the phase or a partial annulment in one or more districts, followed by repeat voting.
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